Franco and the Condor Legion : the Spanish Civil War in the air / Michael Alpert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alpert, Michael, 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany. Luftwaffe. Legión Cóndor.

Germany.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Participation, Foreign.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"The Spanish Civil War was fought on land and at sea but also in an age of great interest in air warfare and the rapid development of warplanes. The war in Spain came a turning point in the development of military aircraft and was the arena in which new techniques of air war were rehearsed including high-speed dogfights, attacks on ships, bombing of civilian areas and tactical air-ground cooperation. At the heart of the air war were the Condor Legion, a unit composed of military personnel from Hitler's Germany who fought for Franco's Nationalists in Spain. In this book, Michael Alpert provides the first study in English of the Spanish Civil War in the air. He describes and analyses the intervention of German, Italian and Soviet aircraft in the Spanish conflict, as well as the supply of aircraft in general and the role of volunteer and mercenary airmen. His book provides new perspectives on the air war in Spain, the precedents set for World War II and the possible lessons learnt."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788319836

1788319834

9781786725639

1786725630

9781786735638

1786735636