Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Russian Front
Contributors: Mike Chappell (Illustrator)
Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces, No 6
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: September 11, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781855325180
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; European history: Second World War; History of specific subjects; Weapons & equipment; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military Science; Military Aircraft - World War II; Military History - World War II; History - Military / War; History: World; Eastern Europe; Germany; Russia; Military - Aviation; History / Military / Aviation
First sentence: Originating in the autumn of 1937 with an order from the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (German Air Ministry) to Focke-Wulf's Bremen factory for a single-seat fighter to supplement the Messerschmitt Bf 109 then entering service, the Fw 190 was very nearly stillborn.