{"product_id":"jagdgeschwader-53-pik-as-by-john-weal-new-2007-osprey-aeu-25","title":"Jagdgeschwader 53, 'Pik-As' by John Weal: NEW 2007 Osprey AEU #25","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\" id=\"undefined1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguably the archetypal Luftwaffe fighter unit of World War 2, JG 53 aircraft were encountered on almost every fighting front from the first day of hostilities until the last.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring almost six years of near-constant campaigning, JG 53 took a steady toll of Allied aircraft in every theatre it fought over. The variety of camouflage finishes worn by its machines -winter white, desert dapple and Reich's defence black - and the progression of variants are reflected in an eye-opening colour section.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Weal has spent several years researching in German archives and this, together with his personal contact with several veterans, results in an authoritative and human account of JG 53's long and eventful war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-15\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\" id=\"undefined1\"\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003eEARLY DAYS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003eSITZKRIEG AND BLITZKRIEG\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eTHE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND BEYOND\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eBARBAROSSA AND BEYOND\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eTHE MEDITERRANEAN, ACT I\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eTHE PARTING OF THE WAYS\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eTHE MEDITERRANEAN, ACT II\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eEND IN THE EAST AND WEST\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eAPPENDICES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCOLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eUNIT HERALDRY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eINDEX\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is \u003cstrong\u003eOLD NEW STOCK,\u003c\/strong\u003e an item which, for whatever reasons, has not been offered for sale from the date of publication to the date of this listing. 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