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More than
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unique and expertly drawn colour profiles
GERMAN WW2 DESIGNS BY CLAES SUNDIN
DETAILED AIRCRAFT
SPECIFICATIONS AND
MILITARY HISTORIES
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ISBN: 978-1-911276-75-3
£7.99
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INTRODUCTION
hen Adolf Hitler unleashed his Blitzkrieg on
Western Europe, the Luftwaffe’s famous dive-
bombers were in the vanguard. The panzer
armies received well-coordinated aerial
close-support when they needed it and Germany’s
bombers relentlessly pounded the stunned Allies.
Following the capitulation of France and the fall of
Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland, Britain stood alone
yet continued to received the merciless attentions of
the Luftwaffe’s bomber fleet. From the end of the Battle
of Britain in September 1940 to shortly before the
invasion of the Soviet Union the following year,
a huge strategic bombing offensive was mounted
against Britain.
Wave upon wave of aircraft emblazoned with
the Nazi swastika indiscriminately bombed civilian
targets – devastating large areas of London, Belfast,
Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Glasgow,
Hull, Manchester, Liverpool, Plymouth, Portsmouth,
Sheffield, Southampton and Swansea. More than
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40,000 civilians were killed and more than one million
homes in London alone were damaged or destroyed.
Yet the Germans never quite had the bomber force
they had planned for – with projects such as Bomber
B stillborn on the drawing board and the high-tech
He 177 proving just as dangerous to its crews as it
was to the Allies. The mighty weapon that had proved
so appallingly effective during the Blitz began to suffer
heavy losses against advanced Allied fighters and
what remained was largely bled away during intensive
operations on the Eastern Front, where it was often
forced to fight at extremely low level in order to support
Germany’s beleaguered armies.
As the Luftwaffe’s bomber units fought on with hasty
upgrades and modifications of outdated machines,
there was some faint hope that new jet propelled
bombers might turn the tide – but these proved to be
far too little, far too late.
Dan Sharp
llustrator and author Claes was born in
1957 and lives in the southern part of
Sweden. Since finishing four years of
studies at the University of Uppsala, he has
been active as a teacher, marketer, photographer and
art director, among other occupations.
Since childhood, Claes has had a strong interest
in everything concerning the combat aircraft of the
Second World War and later. This interest stems
from the time when he, as a boy of only seven,
started building and collecting plastic scale models.
Simultaneously, he has been an ardent draftsman
for as long as he can remember, as well as an
accomplished CGI artist in more recent years. At the
present Claes is producing books, writing articles
and lecturing. Up to now he has produced over two
thousand CGI profiles, mostly of aircraft, but also of
Second World War armour.
His previously published books include: Luftwaffe
Fighter Aircraft in Profile (1997), Deutsche
Jagdflugzeuge (1998), More Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft
in Profile (2002), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Limited
Edition (2011), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book
No 1 (2013), Allied Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book No
2 (2013), Tiger and Panther Tanks (2014), Luftwaffe
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Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book No 3 (2014), Luftwaffe
Attack Aircraft, Profile Book No 4 (2015), Profiles of
German Tanks (2015), Luftwaffe Night Fighters, Profile
Book No 5 (2016), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Profile
Book No 6 (2016) and Luftwaffe Bombers, Profile
Book No 7 (2017). In addition, he has provided aircraft
and tank profiles, photo refinement, and artwork for
many other books and papers.
Claes says: “As a long time profile artist, I am well
aware that a few of the profiles included in this
publication will be the subject of some criticism.
The reader however, must acknowledge that all the
profiles included are based on solid photographic
documentation. I will always use at least one
reference photo, more if available, of the subject. I
seek the best photos available for the related close-
up details as well.
“However, misinterpretations could naturally occur,
especially regarding the colours I’ve chosen for the
different profiles. One has to appreciate the difficulty
of interpreting the colours from dated black and white
photographs. But know that I have, together with my
colleagues, made the utmost effort to determine the
actual appearance and colouring of the individual
aircraft profiles presented here.”
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All illustrations:
CLAES SUNDIN
Design:
LUCY CARNELL
Publishing director:
DAN SAVAGE
Publisher:
STEVE O’HARA
Reprographics:
JONATHAN SCHOFIELD
& PAUL FINCHAM
Production editor:
DAN SHARP
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LUFTWAFFE BOMBERS
JUNKERS
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FOCKE-WULF
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Marketing manager:
CHARLOTTE PARK
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Commercial director:
NIGEL HOLE
Published by:
MORTONS MEDIA
GROUP LTD,
MEDIA CENTRE,
MORTON WAY,
HORNCASTLE,
LINCOLNSHIRE
LN9 6JR.
Tel.
01507 529529
Printed by:
WILLIAM GIBBONS AND SONS, WOLVERHAMPTON
ISBN: 978-1-911276-75-3
© 2018 MORTONS MEDIA GROUP LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS
PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY
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OR ANY INFORMATION STORAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION
IN WRITING FROM THE PUBLISHER.
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MESSERSCHMITT
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