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About this book:
The Fw 190 was the scourge of Fighter Command from the moment it appeared on the Western Front at Abbeville in August 1941 with II./JG 26. A nimble, speedy and well-armed adversary, the Butcher Bird quickly proved superior to all Allied fighters of the time, particularly at medium to low altitude. Led by Experten of the calibre of Pips Priller, Heinz Bar and Walter Oesau, the handful of Fw 190-equipped Jagdgeschwäder flew against overwhelming odds, first on the Channel coast, and then in direct defense of the Reich when the Jagdflieger took on the might of the USAAF’s Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. This is their story.