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Wings of the Luftwaffe: Fighter Attack While the rest of the world was still struggling with propellers, Hitler's air force the Luftwaffe was busy pioneering the jet engine. Look back at the waning years of World War II when German designers made tremendous advances in aviation technology the high-speed FW190 Butcherbird, the space-age V1 and V2 rockets, and the revolutionary Me 262, the only successful jet fighter of the war. Wings over Europe: From the Spanish Civil War to the Battle for Germany, take a look at the planes and the pilots that ruled the skies in World War II's greatest European air battles. Discover how the British Spitfire matched up with the German ME 109. Learn why Germany's lack of a long-range bomber crippled its chances for success. And see how the severe bombing of London eventually spurred the British to victory in the Battle of Britain. Wings over the Pacific: Follow the air campaigns of the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, and discover how American birds like the F6F Hellcat matched up against their Japanese counterparts like the Ki-100, nicknamed "Tony" by the Allies. Learn the tactics American and Japanese pilots used to adjust to ever-evolving aircraft, changing battle strategies and the logistical problems of fighting a war that spanned thousands of miles.
Wings of the Luftwaffe: Fighter Attack While the rest of the world was still struggling with propellers, Hitler's air force the Luftwaffe was busy pioneering the jet engine. Look back at the waning years of World War II when German designers made tremendous advances in aviation technology the high-speed FW190 Butcherbird, the space-age V1 and V2 rockets, and the revolutionary Me 262, the only successful jet fighter of the war. Wings over Europe: From the Spanish Civil War to the Battle for Germany, take a look at the planes and the pilots that ruled the skies in World War II's greatest European air battles. Discover how the British Spitfire matched up with the German ME 109. Learn why Germany's lack of a long-range bomber crippled its chances for success. And see how the severe bombing of London eventually spurred the British to victory in the Battle of Britain. Wings over the Pacific: Follow the air campaigns of the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, and discover how American birds like the F6F Hellcat matched up against their Japanese counterparts like the Ki-100, nicknamed "Tony" by the Allies. Learn the tactics American and Japanese pilots used to adjust to ever-evolving aircraft, changing battle strategies and the logistical problems of fighting a war that spanned thousands of miles.
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