{"product_id":"bf-109d-e-blitzkrieg-1939-40-paperback","title":"Bf 109d\/E: Blitzkrieg 1939-40 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalcolm V. Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGareth Hector\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJim Laurier\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing first-hand accounts and brand-new artwork, this book brings to life the realities of flying the Bf 109 in combat during the very first battles of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bf 109 was one of the principal fighter aircraft types in the Luftwaffe's inventory during the opening months of World War II and it was central to many of Germany's early victories, before coming up against the unbeatable RAF during the Battle of Britain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book presents first-hand experiences of the pilots who flew the Bf 109E, the aircraft which first featured a Daimler-Benz DB 601 powerplant, and which was in the front line in the skies over Poland, the Low Countries and France, and the older Bf 109D, still in use in the Polish campaign. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe early variants of the Messerschmitt fighter, the Bf 109E-1, Bf 109E-2 and Bf 109E-3, swept all before them during the opening wartime campaigns, their successes only fading at the Battle of France, when the Bf 109's seasoned pilots encountered modern and well-flown RAF and Armée de l'Air fighters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a rigorous and engaging new analysis, Luftwaffe aviation expert Malcolm V. Lowe examines and assesses the Bf 109 as a fighting machine from the perspective of the Luftwaffe at the forefront of the German blitzkrieg. Contemporary photographs and specially commissioned artwork, including a dramatic battlescene, armament views, technical diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating step-by-step each battle tactic of the main dogfights explored in the book, bring the experiences of the Bf 109 pilots vividly to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm V. Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and historian specialised on Luftwaffe, RAF and USAAF air operations between 1939-45 over northwest Europe. He has written articles for magazines including \u003ci\u003eAeroplane Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAviation News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlyPast\u003c\/i\u003e. Malcolm's books have been critically acclaimed for their research and published in German, French, Czech, Chinese and Arabic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The illustrators for this volume are \u003cb\u003eGareth Hector \u003c\/b\u003e(cover and battlescene), \u003cb\u003eJim Laurier\u003c\/b\u003e (armament views) and \u003cb\u003eTim Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (technical and ribbon diagrams).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.71 x 7.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698671128639,"sku":"9781472850317","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9f0a24016f0c2ceda5ab615fcbf39bcf.webp?v=1765010967","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bf-109d-e-blitzkrieg-1939-40-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}