GERMAN AIR-DROPPED WEAPONS TO 1945

Aircraft armament is very much an under published subject area in which there is a growing interest. This is particularly true of air-dropped ammunition. This subject involves more than just bombs: rockets and a range of other weapons also come into this category. Combine this subject area with the Luftwaffe in World War II and you have a book which is great interest to historians and modellers alike, and which will also be some practical value for artificers and personnel dealing with weapons systems in today's air forces. This book traces the development of German air-dropped ammunition, from the crude, "aeronautical artillery", of the First World War to the advanced remote-control bombs of World War II. Major topics within the book include demolition bombs, incendiary bombs, special dropped ammunition, sea-dropping ammunition and dropping containers. A comprehensive illustrated listing gives information on one hundred different bombs, twenty-two canisters and fifty of the most important bomb fuses. This is an unusual and innovative title which will appeal to a wide readership in many areas of the aviation and ordnance hobbies. NB now available in English - translation of "Deutsche Abwurfmunition".