The Focke-Wulf 190, A Famous German Fighter. Compiled and Written by Heinz J. Nowarra. Tone Paintings by W. F. Hepworth, M.S.I.A. Based on Original Drawings by R. Haufschild and U. Warzecha. Colour Paintings by H. Lobner. Produced by D. A. Russell, M.I.Mech.E. and M. C. Russell.
Number 181 of a Limited Edition
by Nowarra, Heinz J.
Number 181 of a Limited Edition. Signed bythe Author, Artist, Painter, and Producers. Quarto, purple cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 212 pp. Near-Fine in a Near-Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: The story of the Fw 190 and its successor, the Ta 152, the third book in the Harleyford ‘Fighter’ series, is in many ways different from the second and previous one on the Messerschmitt 109. While Willy Messerschmitt’s design was enthusiastically supported from all sides, Kurt Tank, designeer of the Fw 190, had to battle from the outset for the acceptance of his concept for a fighter -- one that was eventually to influence even British fighter design -- and this conflict with his own side persists throughout its development. Beset by problems that might have daunted a lesser man, Tank’s story is fascinating for its personal aspects, apart from the technical details of the aircraft he designed. Starting by tracing the history of the original Focke-Wulf company in pre-war days, the book follows through with the designs that led ultimately to the Fw 190, in parallel with the exciting story of Kurt Tank himself. With the history of this famous fighter, this book acquires the status of a truly great work by the fact that it is not only a detailed study of the design, research and engineering aspect of an aircraft type, but also the intensely human story of the German fighter foce in the 1939 -1945 War, for it was the selfless devotion of its pilots, engineers and mechanics, that made of the Fw 190 such a dominant factor in the Luftwaffe and, indeed, on the course of that war. While the Battle of Britain raged and the Spitfire (subject of the first of the books in the Harleyford Fighter series), was dominant, the Fw 190 was being developed. Its first clashes with the RAF came in 1941 and by 1942 it out-stripped the contemporary Spitfires. So the story for air superiority develops and continues with highlights such as the air umbrella of Fw 190s arranged when the German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen made their dramatic Channel dash and battled in sight of an Fw 190 airfield; the Allied air umbrella over the Dieppe landings and how the Fw 190s were practically eliminated by supply problems. Spitfires, Mustangs, Thunderbolts and Lightnings, and the various Russian fighter types enter the story as it progresses... (Inventory #: 60900bd)