by Adam Thompson | Apr 11, 2020 | 2.(H)/14, Bf 109, Bf 110, eArticles, Fi 156, Hs 126, Italy, Luftwaffe, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pilots, Publications, Research, Sicily, Western Front
Portrait of Günter Schultze-Quentell taken during his service with the German army before the Second World War. Hundreds of famous fighter aces, Stuka pilots and bomber leaders served in the Luftwaffe, but the vast majority of its flying personnel comprised anonymous...
by Adam Thompson | Jun 6, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything
Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy designed to help liberate Europe from the yoke of Nazi oppression. At the beaches of Normandy, and at many other places around the world, people have gathered in remembrance of the bravery and...
by Adam Thompson | Mar 11, 2019 | Bordfliegergruppe 196, He 115, Küstenfliegergruppe 906, Luftwaffe, Research, Western Front
Much has been made over the years of the Nazi’s use of propaganda, both before and during the Second World War, to mould the attitudes and beliefs of German citizens. From films like Triumph of the Will and Olympia that glorified German achievements, and Jud...
by Adam Thompson | Feb 17, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, Bf 109, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Research, Western Front
In the course of researching and writing for Air War Publications, Andrew, Morten and Adam have all uncovered numerous snippets of information that have been at the centre of phone calls, Skype chats, and email-chains lasting, in some cases, many months. Whether...
by Adam Thompson | Oct 19, 2018 | Battle of the Atlantic, eArticles, He 115, Luftwaffe, RAF, Sunderland
Air War Publications is pleased to announce the release of our latest eArticle ‘Adrift in the Atlantic’, and this time it has a nautical theme: the Atlantic rescue of a downed British Coastal Command aircraft crew and their passengers. Tim Oliver has...
