
The Downing of Hans-Joachim Marseille
Thousands of pages have been written about Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille, but as our latest eArticle reveals, there are still stories to be told about the 'Star of Africa'. Whilst researching another topic several years ago, Andrew came across a document which...

Interview with Larry deZeng
Throughout 2020, the Air War Publications team plans to release a series of interviews with prominent Luftwaffe and aviation researchers, historians, artists and authors, seeking their thoughts about a variety of issues connected to their work. Andrew,...

The Importance of Collectors
Aviation historians are only as good as the sources on which they rely. In the digital age, it has never been easier to access Second World War documents, and with the publication of digitised files by institutions like the British National Archives (NA), the...

Merry Christmas … and Plans for 2020
Air War Publications would like to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you will have a safe, pleasant and relaxing time with family and friends this festive season. Looking back on 2019, we had the good intentions of starting to writing...

Aviation History Books We Love – Part Two
Following up Part One, our blog post series about our favourite aviation history books continues, and this time, the choices are Adam's. Compared to Andrew's selection, there is a similar theme that runs through Adam's choices, even if the subject matter is not always...

Horst Hannig and Fritz Stückemann
In August 2019 Air War Publications released an eArticle about the life and Luftwaffe career of Horst Hannig, a fighter ace who served with Jagdgeschwader 2 and 54. After claiming the destruction of 98 Soviet, British and American aircraft, in the spring of 1943 he...

Aviation History Books We Love – Part One
Over the years there have been many aviation history books that have inspired the Air War Publications team. In a lot of ways, those authors have helped influence and shape the way we research and write. In a series of three blog posts, Andrew, Adam and Morten thought...

New Research Section
Today a new section is opening on airwarpublications.com ... the 'Research Section'. The material in this area is available for all, but is focused on helping researchers of the European air war during the Second World War. The files are freely available for download...

III./ZG 1 Over Steppe and Sand
Introduction In early 1942 the Luftwaffe re-established the long-defunct Zerstörergeschwader 1, which had existed with a I. and a II. Gruppe in 1939 and 1940 before being disbanded. Two years later it was brought back to life with the Geschwaderstab, I./ZG 1 and...

Horst Hannig Biography
Now available from the Air War Publications website is our Horst Hannig biography eArticle, written by Leo Etgen and Andrew Arthy. This is the latest in our series of Jagdgeschwader 2 pilot biographies, although in this case the subject is more famous for his service...