Dive Bomber!: Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II
For many, it is a dive bomber that conjures the most dramatic, quintessential image of World War II: a screaming German Stuka hurtling toward the ground as part of the frightening blitzkrieg that opened the war. In this illustrated history of Allied and Axis dive bombers, Peter C. Smith traces these formidable aircraft from the earliest experiment, through the planes' first operation, to their emergence as devastatingly effective tools of aerial warfare in World War II. |
Contents
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Chapter 5 Emergence of the Helldivers 39 | 39 |
Chapter 6 Doubts and Hesitancy 49 | 49 |
Chapter 7 Perfecting the Skill 59 | 59 |
Chapter 8 A Willful Blindness 77 | 77 |
Chapter 16 Death from the Sky 215 | 215 |
Chapter 17 War in Whitehall 233 | 233 |
Chapter 18 Clash of Giants 249 | 249 |
Chapter 19 Dive Bomber Arena 263 | 263 |
Chapter 20 Full Circle 283 | 283 |
Chapter 21 The Secret Success 301 | 301 |
Chapter 22 Triumph of the Leathernecks 313 | 313 |
Chapter 23 On to Berlin 331 | 331 |
Chapter 9 Against All Odds 99 | 99 |
Chapter 10 AchtungStuka 113 | 113 |
Chapter 11 The Rising Sun 131 | 131 |
Chapter 12 Conversion to Accuracy 143 | 143 |
Chapter 13 The Warbirds Prepare 161 | 161 |
Chapter 14 Blitzkrieg 181 | 181 |
Chapter 15 A Muted Riposte 197 | 197 |
Chapter 24 The Final Vindication 351 | 351 |
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Other Titles in the Series | 380 |
Back Cover | 395 |
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Dive Bomber!: Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II Peter Charles Smith No preview available - 2008 |
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