Luftwaffe Advanced Aircraft Projects to 1945 Volume 1: Fighters & Ground-Attack Aircraft, Arado to Junkers

A highly illustrated history of German experimental secret project fighters and ground-attack aircraft in alphabetical order starting with those manufactured by Arado and ending with Junkers. This first volume in a new series reveals a remarkable range of secret projects and experimental aircraft which did not appear in the very popular Luftwaffe Secret Projects series. Aircraft, projects and designs are detailed, with approximately 175 colour illustrations. Historians, aviation enthusiasts and modelers will find this book a valuable resource.

This work and its companion, which will be published towards the end of 2006, will deal with fighters, night-fighters and attack aircraft, alphabetically by manufacturer. This first volume will cover aircraft, projects and designs produced by manufacturers from Arado through to Junkers, the second book those from the manufacturers Lippisch to Zeppelin. It is understood that, over the course of this new series, approximately 40% of the aircraft discussed and illustrated will not have appeared in the original series. In order to deal with the many new aircraft featured in these books, their style will be markedly different from the earlier volumes. They will have more illustrations and less text. Normally only one aircraft will be dealt with on each page. For many, it was the illustrations, which made such an impact when Luftwaffe Secret Projects was first published. Increasing their number in the new series can only enhance the appeal of these books.

Ingolf Meyer
Hardcover 192pp 2006