Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope
John Manrho
(Author)
Ron Putz
(Author)
Description
In the early morning of January 1, 1945, as the Battle of the Bulge smoldered to an end, the German Luftwaffe--assumed to be starved of fuel and fighting spirit--launched a massive, surprise, low-level strike on Allied airfields throughout France, Belgium, and Holland, an operation code-named Bodenplatte. More than 900 German aircraft took to the skies and attacked the vulnerable fields, destroying 200 Allied aircraft and damaging 150 more. In a pyrrhic victory, the Luftwaffe lost 271 fighters, with many more damaged, and 213 pilots--irreplaceable losses at this stage of the war.
Product Details
Price
$21.95
$20.41
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Publish Date
July 16, 2010
Pages
576
Dimensions
6.0 X 8.9 X 1.7 inches | 2.05 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811706865
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