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The Luftwaffe Fighter Bombers: The Tip and Run Campaign Over Britain 1942-1943 Hardcover – 30 Jun. 2003
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Chris Goss
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Peter Cornwell
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Bernd Rauchbach
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As the Battle of Britain was coming to a close, the Luftwaffe found merit in arming its single-engined fighters with bombs, using them in preference to twin-engined bombers against many daylight targets. In 1941, these attacks tailed off but in the Spring of 1942, recommenced, initially against shipping and coastal targets. Two units were designated for these jagdbomber (literally fighter-bomber) attacks-10/JG 2 and 10/JG 26 and the targets were extended to include railways, gas holders and selected military and civilian installations. The detrimental affect on British morale caused by what was known as 'Tip and Run' attacks was great. The Luftwaffe's Fighter-Bombers analyses the campaign from September 1942 - June 1943 highlighting, among others, unopposed attacks on London, Yeovil, Salisbury, the Isle of Wight, Great Yarmouth, Torquay and Bournemouth. Both the raid on Dieppe and the sinking of HMS Berkeley by 10/JG 2 are examined using contemporary records and first hand accounts from both the German and British sides. Tactics are considered from both attacker and defender viewpoints, their successes and failures and corresponding impact. Using previously unpublished photographs, the majority of which are German (some even showing the air attacks as seen from the cockpits of German aircraft), the book tackles a previously unpublished aspect of the World War II air war.
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGoodall Publications Ltd
- Publication date30 Jun. 2003
- Dimensions19.69 x 2.84 x 25.4 cm
- ISBN-100947554971
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- Publisher : Goodall Publications Ltd (30 Jun. 2003)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0947554971
- Dimensions : 19.69 x 2.84 x 25.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 2,741,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 9,020 in Historic Origins of World War II
- 10,153 in Military History of Strategy, Tactics & Military Science
- 11,202 in Military History of Air Forces
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2017
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a well researched book, lots of photographs and first hand accounts of a subject area that often gets overlooked.This is a reference book that will get used often.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2019
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The book was brought as a gift,but the recipient was very pleased with it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2015
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Brilliant book! I am building up my collection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2014
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Very interesting with lots of photos and facts of the raids along the south coast of England
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2013
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Gives a good insight into the raids. Contains both German and British accounts of what happened, plus maps and photographs. Recommended.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2015
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Good account of a little covered campaign. Good photos and details of all the tip and run raids.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2014
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This was only a short run operation from the Luftwaffe side and it is fasinating. I like the way the author has used pieces from eye witness accounts plus diary enteries from the pilot of the intruder flight plus the inteceptors from the British side.
Good read and well put together.
Good read and well put together.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2013
A really interesting book and the first I have ever seen about Luftwaffe fighter-bomber tactics during the mid-war period. Extremely well-researched, and packed full of first-hand accounts from pilots and those on the ground who suffered the air raids. I was particularly interested in the raid on my home town in 1943, which was accompanied by an OS street map showing the locations of all the bombs dropped. Plus, lots of well-captioned photos of RAF and Luftwaffe crew, and many amazing low-level shots actually taken from the cockpit of an FW190 during the raids. It was also very interesting to read of the marked success of the much-maligned Hawker Typhoons at low level against the FW190s.
After reading this book, I will certainly be checking out Chris Goss' other works.
After reading this book, I will certainly be checking out Chris Goss' other works.
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