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Overview
Details on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val," the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others Riveting accounts of aerial combat Includes maps, diagrams, tables, and photos
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.
Synopsis
It is a dive bomber that provides one of the most dramatic images of World War II: a German Stuka screaming toward the ground as part of the blitzkrieg that opened the war. Almost all the major combatants developed dive bombers, from the Japanese Val to the American Dauntless and Soviet Pe-2. In this illustrated history of Allied and Axis dive bombers, military historian Peter C. Smith traces these formidable aircraft from the earliest test runs to their emergence as devastatingly effective weapons in the Pacific and Mediterranean, on the Eastern Front, and in Western Europe.