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Rumanian Aces of World War 2
Rumanian Aces of World War 2
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An illustrated account of how the Royal Rumanian Air Force claimed their kills against the Soviets.
First seeing action in the wake of the German invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Royal Rumanian Air Force had been allied to the Luftwaffe since the Romanian government signed a Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in November 1940.
This book reveals how, despite suffering heavy losses to the numerically superior Russian forces, the Rumanians inflicted even greater casualties on the communists. Locked in bitter conflict with the Soviets until September 1944, when the Red Army poured across the Rumanian frontier and forced an armistice, the modest fighter force claimed 1500+ kills using primarily Bf 109's, E's.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO WAR
CHAPTER TWO
BARBAROSSA TO STALINGRAD
CHAPTER THREE
NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW TASKS
CHAPTER FOUR
1944 – YEAR OF THE CRUCIBLE
CHAPTER FIVE
CHANGING SIDES
CHAPTER SIX
LEADING ACES
Appendices
Colour plates commentary
Index
Product details
| Published | 20 Nov 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781782006664 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 92 b/w; 11 col |
| Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
| Short code | ACE 54 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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