NEW works FOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Fascinating insight into an unusual Luftwaffe operation Shroud in concealment and intrigue during its lifetime - and myth and fiction since its dissolution - KG 200 still remains.NEW works FOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Fascinating insight into an unusual Luftwaffe operation Shroud in concealment and intrigue during its lifetime - and myth and fiction since its dissolution - KG 200 still remains, for many, individual of the most fascinating units of the Luftwaffe. However, the strange book KG 200 - The Luftwaffe's in the greatest degree Secret Unit by Geoffrey Thomas and Barry Ketley unveils a wealth of of recent origin information and photographs (Specialty Pres 800-895-4585 $4795) Delivering spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, clandestine reconnaissance missions throughout land and sea, testing just discovered weapons such as the Mistel composite bomber and the piloted variant of the V-1 and extremely long-range liaison flights were just more [i]or[/i] less of the tasks undertaken according to KG 200. There was also a sinister aspect to the unit's operations: Men from KG 200 played a significant part in the notorious action against the French Resistance in succession the Vercors plateau while others were involved in what were effectively suicide missions. The well-produced work features 200 black and white photographs, in the greatest degree extremely rare, and 16 pages of nicely done color profiles. An essential item for the learner of WWII history. Copyright Challenge Publications Inc. Jun 2004 |
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