{"product_id":"jg-26-top-guns-of-the-luftwaffe","title":"JG 26 — Top Guns of the Luftwaffe —","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;\"\u003e\"A masterpiece. In no sense of the word is it some casual unit history thrown together to satisfy an individual veterans association. This is a text that delves into history in a manner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;\"\u003ethat has been lacking for many a year. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;\"\u003eDon Caldwell's depth of research now brings to light many of the episodes that have remained hidden for years. His tie ins from both sides of the conflict will clarify for history a much more rewarding story of what happened in those hectic days.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eHUB ZEMKE \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eCommander 56th Fighter Group in WWII\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 99.9197%; height: 306.321px;\" class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5895px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 35.5895px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 35.5895px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e0-8041-1050-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0804110506\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5895px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 35.5895px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 35.5895px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eForeword by Adolf Galland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDonald L. Caldwell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIvy Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e426\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIvy Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished by Ballantine Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCopyright © 1991 by Donald L. Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis edition published by arrangement with Orion Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eManufactured in the United States of America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst Ballantine Books Edition: June 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10,5 x 17 x 3 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 58.7855px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 58.7855px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 58.7855px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• BIOGRAPHIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MEN BEHIND THE LEGEND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the years when the outcome of World War II was very much in doubt, the skies over Europe were the setting for the greatest air battles ever fought. In that titanic struggle, no pilots were more feared by Allied aircrews than the men of Jagdgeschwader 26, nicknamed the \"Abbeville Kids.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsk any veteran of the American Eighth Air Force about the Abbeville Kids, and he'll tell you stories of Goering's elite yellow-nosed fighter unit, whose slashing attacks always seemed to come from the best position. Their fame was legendary, and their bases in northern France were to be avoided at all costs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of the JG 26 pilots. A microcosm of the entire war exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter wing, from its founding during Hitler's military buildup through its glory days in the first years of the war, right up to the grim final hours of the Third Reich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb day-to-day chronicle of JG 26 operations, from its first air victory in 1939 to its final combat patrol in 1945.\" \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donald L. Caldwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503210819930,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/IMG_3585_b0f82a93-e445-4dc9-89e1-21b24a80fa13.jpg?v=1761144517","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/jg-26-top-guns-of-the-luftwaffe","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}