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Luftwaffe Over Finland (Luftwaffe at War)

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Part of the Greenhill Books 'Luftwaffe at War' series, LUFTWAFFE OVER FINLAND offers a comprehensive photo-guide to the German air war on the Northern Front. Though there's been a ton of books on the Luftwaffe in action over Europe and in the Med, few books have covered the German Air Force experience in the Scandinavian countries. Thus, LUFTWAFFE OVER FINLAND is a welcome addition to the field.

LUFTWAFFE OVER FINLAND runs to 72 pages, almost all of which contain vintage b&w and color photographs of GAF aircraft and aircrews. After a four-page summary of Luftwaffe ops, units and Experten over Finland, Stenman and Keskin lead off with eight pages of color pix. The 56 pages of b&w photographs that follow the color section are grouped into fighter, bomber, recce, transport and misc. a/c sections. Photo quality is generally good.

LUFTWAFFE OVER ENGLAND has two things going for it. First, its subject matter. Second, its excellent selection of photographs. Some of the 'Luftwaffe at War' books lean heavily on Bundesarchiv. Most of the Stenman/Keskinen pix are from individuals so the reader is treated to many previously unseen images.

In many ways, the Northern Front war was a forgotten war. LUFTWAFFE OVER FINLAND provides a useful, nicely-illustrated introduction to that air war. Recommended.

This book is an excellent collection of photographes of Luftwaffe aircraft operating from Finland in the Continuation War (WW2 outside of Finland, but merely a continuation of the 1939-40 attack on Finland by the Soviet Union for the Finns). 72 pages, of which 4 are text and the rest photos. The text gives you a very brief overview of Luftwaffe operations, units and key personnel. Nothing like a good study - just enough to give you an indication of what the Luftwaffe did. This is the main reason I give this book only 3 stars - unlike Kari Stenman and Kalevi Keskinens other books on the Finnish Airforce and Lentolaivue 24, this one is so light on the text that it detracts from the book.

The photos on the other hand are worth the price of the book. Outstanding collection of shots of pretty much every type the Luftwaffe flew from Finland as well as some of the pilots. Approx 130 photos, some color tinted. And thats it folks. Like I said, the photos are worth the price but I would have liked a lot more text to go with it. Incidentally, this is a layout common to the whole series of books of which this is a part - good photos and very limited text. Pretty much every reviewer says the same thing - great photos, poor job on the text. Shame, it could have been a fascinating book rather than just the photographic reference it is.

Tengo la serie completa casi, me faltan los números 2, 10 y 11.
Este, el 18 tiene la misma calidad, tanto en imágenes como de texto que los demás.