Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-45: The Spellmount Aircraft Identification Guide

Illustrated with detailed artworks of German aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, this book is the definitive study of the equipment and organisation of the Luftwaffe's combat units. Organised by theatre of operations and the many campaigns fought by the Luftwaffe, this book describes in depth the various units that were fighting on the front at key points in the war. It describes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings. With information boxes accompanying the full-colour artworks, this book is an essential reference guide for modellers and any enthusiast with an interest in the aircraft of the German war machine. It includes orders of battle, unit commanders and formation badges and contains detailed artworks of individual aircraft with specific captions. (Location: London) has worked in military publishing for over 20 years. He has written, edited and contributed to numerous books, magazines and encyclopedias, including Encylopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles. German Weapons of World War II, German Campaigns of World War II, SS: Hell on the Western Front, Hitler's Third Reich and The Rise of Hitler's Third Reich.