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Book - Luftwaffe vs. RAF: Flying Equipment of the Air War, 1939-45

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Subject
Military & War
Country of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780764302497

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764302493
ISBN-13
9780764302497
eBay Product ID (ePID)
196726

Product Key Features

Book Title
Luftwaffe Vs. Raf : Flying Equipment of the Air War, 1939-45
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Europe / Germany, Military / General
Publication Year
1998
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Mick J. Prodger
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
9.3 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Item Length
12 in
Item Width
9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-080324
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
358.4/18
Synopsis
This second of a two volume study closely examines the development and uses of personal flying equipment issued to the combat personnel of the Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force throughout World War II. Illustrated wih over 500 photographs - 450 in color and including many detailed close-ups - this book brings together an exceptional array of rarely seen combat equipment. From compasses secreted in tunic buttons, to floating rations, and from suits with built-in parachutes, to box-kite radio antennae, you'll find it all discussed in this volume. All types of parachutes and harnesses, life preservers and the origin of the "Mae West" nickname, inflatable boats, survival tools, weapons for self-defense, and even some of the paperwork and personal items carried by the airmen of these two opposing air forces. Study the sophisticated rescue and survival equipment available to Luftwaffe crews, alongside the clever, yet often brilliantly simple devices which enabled so many RAF flyers to evade capture for so long, some eventually making it home through occupied Europe. Like its companion volume Luftwaffe vs. RAF: Flying Clothing of the Air War, 1939-45, this book will be an invaluable reference for artists, collectors, modellers, living history re-enactors and military historians, and should be of interest to anyone with an affinity for the human side of twentieth century military history. Mick Prodger is also the author of Vintage Flying Helmets: Aviation Headgear Before the Jet Age (from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
LC Classification Number
UG1175.G3P76 1998

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