{"product_id":"jagdgeschwader-54-grunherz-by-john-weal-new-2001-osprey-aeu-6-one-of-the-most-successful-of-the-high-scoring-units","title":"Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grunherz' by John Weal: NEW 2001 Osprey AEU #6 'One of the most successful of the high-scoring units'","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\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\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\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing photography and illustrations throughout, a combat history of one of the most successful of the high-scoring Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader during World War 2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJG 54 'Grünherz' (Green Hearts) was formed from three disparate fighter 'Gruppen' immediately prior to the Battle of Britain. Having enjoyed immediate success over the Channel and South-east England during the summer of 1940, the unit was transferred to the Eastern Front in the spring of 1941 in preparation for Operation Barbarossa - the German invasion of the Soviet Union. JG 54 would remain a Jagdwaffe stalwart in the east, flying firstly Bf 109Fs and then the Fw 190. By war's end, the Geschwader's pilots had claimed over 9500 kills, and produced over 100 aces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMen like Hans Philipp, Walter Nowotny and Otto Kittel are profiled in this volume, which reveals the struggle in the face of overwhelming odds that was the lot of the Jagdflieger on the Eastern Front.\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\u003eTHE PARTS OF THE SUM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003eTHE BATTLE OF BRITAIN – BEFORE AND AFTER\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eBALKAN INTERLUDE\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eRUSSIA 1941-43\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e'GREEN HEARTS' IN THE WEST\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eEASTERN FRONT 1943-45\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\"\u003eINDEX\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\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\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\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\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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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