Though the grainy color photos won’t settle many arguments about proper painting, they are nevertheless fascinating. A bountiful source of diorama and display ideas, the 100 photos show the Stuka up close in candid poses. Modelers in search of that “one” detail may well find it among these shots.

FineScale Modeler, September 23, 2016

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Many of the images are from private archives or from the Federal Archives and were until now not yet published.

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Part of a series which covers the history and the aircraft of the Luftwaffe during WW2, and one of a number on the series to tackle the Stuka. This one looks at its use in the Blitzkrieg period, from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to Dunkirk in 1940. So the early marks of Stuka in the days when it made a reputation for itself.

The first four pages are text to give the background to the rest of the book, with over 100 archive photos of the time. This is followed by eight pages of wartime colour images and then the remainder of the book is filled with black and white photos, all of them provided with informative captions. The mix of pictures is excellent, as they include the Stuka in flight, approaching their targets, on dispersal at their airfields, undergoing servicing, such as engine changes, close-ups showing crew along with their uniform details and in some cases with detail of personal markings applied to some aircraft. Some of the photos show wrecked Stukas, some from 'nosing over' on landing, which apparently was not uncommon, and others which have been damaged in combat and not quite been able to make it back for a safe landing at their base. Following the period covered by this particular title the Stuka came in for some rougher treatment at the hands of the RAF during the Battle of Britain, but that is another story.

Military Modelling Online - Robin Buckland

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