This book is an absolutely awesome publication that deals specifically with german air dropped weapons from world war one up to the end of world war two. American gis inspect an overturned german tank, after it. It was used during world war ii in the v1 flying bomb and arado e. By henry lewis stimson i asia for educators columbia university. You can read online german air dropped weapons to 1945 here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. Isbn 1857801741 excellent book translated from the original german edition. A nuclear weapon of the little boy type, the uranium guntype detonated over hiroshima. American gis inspect an overturned german tank, after it toppled into a crater made by a bomb dropped right in front of it by an allied plane, december 1944 1254. Buy german airdropped weapons to 1945 1st edition by wolfgang fleischer isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Aircraft armament is very much an underpublished subject area in which there is a growing interest. The bomb was dropped by parachute and exploded 580m 1,900ft above the ground. Were atomic strikes necessary primarily to avert an invasion of japan in november 1945. It encompasses 239 pages of detailed drawings, technical information, and photographs. Aircraft armament is very much an underpublished subjec. Certain airdropped bombs have a very high explosive yield that can create a powerful blast effect, which can lead to the collapse of entire buildings. Aug 01, 2018 in theory, the guns were supposed to be airdropped to resistance fighters who would use them to kill german or japanese soldiers so they could then take the enemies bigger, better weapons. German airdropped weapons to 1945 by fleischer, wolfgang and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wolfgang fleischers german air dropped weapons to 1945 does a good job of detailing german air dropped bombs and munitions from the beginning of the first world war up until the end of the second world war. World war ii master card file index last name first name middle name address service branch rank month day year paper comments agnello emanuel p. Jun 27, 2004 as mentioned in the description of this book above, the area of aerial armament is an under published aspect of military aviation. He also describes the chemical composition of toxic chemicals and explosive bomb fillings used by the luftwaffe. On the morning of 6 august 1945 an american b29 bomber, the enola gay, dropped the. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link.
Was the dropping of the atomic bombs morally justifiable. Atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki wikipedia. Pdf download german air dropped weapons to 1945 free. Hiroshima was chosen because it had not been targeted during the us air forces. Although german airdropped weapons to 1945 will have special appeal to the world war ii specialist and luftwaffe historian, armament historians will quickly discover that it is a gold mine of information on a littlestudied subject. Buy german airdropped weapons to 1945 1st edition by fleischer, wolfgang isbn. Text can be a little difficult due to its translated nature but the pictures and line drawings speak for themselves. Another b29 dropped a plutonium implosion bomb fat man on nagasaki three days later. German airdropped weapons to 1945 by wolfgang fleischer. Media in category german ww2 airdropped bombs the following files are in this category, out of total. The sight of scattered guns was also supposed to rattle the enemies, and make them worried that there was more where that came from. This subject involves more than just bombs, rockets and a range of other weapons also come into this category.
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