FOCKE-WULF Fw190 IN NORTH AFRICA

The Focke-Wulf Fw190 was already a feared opponent on the Channel front when it appeared in North Africa in November 1942, and though perceived by many to have been the fighter "workhorse" of the Luftwaffe on the Western and Eastern Fronts during World War II, the Fw190 also served in unit strength in North Africa from late 1942 until the German collapse in May 1943. This new book is a day-to-day account of the air war over Tunisia and Algeria told through war diaries and first-hand accounts from both the German and Allied pilots who flew in the theatre. Included are appendices with complete loss and victory lists, camouflage and markings of Fw190s in North Africa, and Fw190s captured in Tunisia. After three years of in-depth research the story of the pilots and units that flew the Fw190 in North Africa can now be told. Using over 150 photographs, many from private collections, plus illustrations and profiles, the authors describe interesting story of the air war fought over Tunisia and Algeria from the viewpoint of the Fw190 pilots.