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LUFTWAFFE COLOURS - STUKA VOL 2..
P/B 2006 CLASSIC/IAN ALLAN (ISBN1-903223-70-9)
THIS BOOK FORMS ONE PART OF A TWO-PART STUDY OF THE OPERATIONS, AIRCRAFT, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS OF THE LUFTWAFFE'S JUNKERS JU 87 UNITS BETWEEN 1939 AND 1945.
SUBJECTS INCLUDE: PROTOTYPES, INVASION OF RUSSIA; AGAINST THE MALTA CONVOYS; WAR IN THE DESERT; BATTLES IN THE SNOW; ATTRITION IN THE EAST; KURSK; TUNISIA; FINLAND; NIGHT ATTACK; LAST BATTLES; A RE-EVALUATION.
Awarding this book 5 stars Michael O'Connor wrote - "All in all, Smith's book is an authorative, well-illustrated introduction to this most deadly of dive-bombers. Highly recommended." Kelly Jamison also rated it a 5-star volume, stating that - "Classic Publications could not have picked a better champion for this subject than Peter C. Smith. His study of dive-bombers and the Stuka in particular are legendary..." A third 5-star rating came from Boris Kondratieff who stated the author had done, " an outstanding job..." Again the IPMS's Chad Richmond wrote: "Right on the heels of Volume One is Volume Two, and it's just as good. The author goes into great detail on all of the campaigns that Ju 87 units partcipated in..." William L. Robinson said;- "Another outstanding volume...". Michael Meisel stated:- "Author Peter Smith has done it again," adding, "..you won't be disappointed."