num_pages: 426
description: This is the story of the JG 26 pilots, or "Abbeville Kids." A microcosm of World War II exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter wing--whose slashing attacks always seemed to come from the best position--from its founding during Hitler's military buildup, through its glory days in the first years of the war--when its bases in northen France were to be avoided at all costs--right up to the grim, final hours of the Third Reich.
language: English
title: JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe
titlecomplete: JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe
genres: Aircraft, Military History, History, World War II, Historical, War, Nonfiction, Aviation, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 91
publisher: Ivy Books, Ballantine Books