{"product_id":"luftwaffe-john-pimlott-9781782749547","title":"Luftwaffe: The Illustrated History of the German Air Force in WWII","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe German \u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e reigned supreme in the early years of World War II, developing new combined-arms tactics to produce the \u003ci\u003eBlitzkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e ('Lightning War') that quickly conquered Poland, the Low Countries and France. German ground attack aircraft and light bombers, such as the Ju 87 Stuka, Ju 88 fighter-bomber and He 111, provided close support for swift-moving German armoured formations. However, in the Battle of Britain the \u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e failed to achieve supremacy over the British Royal Air Force; and once the American USAAF began extensive bombing campaigns against the Reich from 1943, the \u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e had to develop new fighters - such as the jet fighter Me 252 and He 163 - to counter the bomber threat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e provides a full pictorial record of the German Air Force, from the testing ground of the Spanish Civil War to the final days of the Reich. Key figures, such as Hitler himself, \u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e chief Hermann Goering, as well as many \u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e pilots and aces, are also featured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Pimlott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782749543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782749547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amber Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.30w x 0.40d","brand":"John Pimlott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137165373695,"sku":"9781782749547","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25a55dd9-c360-405f-8024-809ab48e5497.jpg?v=1770166989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/luftwaffe-john-pimlott-9781782749547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}