THE JASTA WAR CHRONOLOGY:
A COMPLETE LISTING OF CLAIMS AND LOSSES,
AUGUST 1916 - NOVEMBER 1918
Norman Franks, Frank Bailey & Rick Duiven
Grub Street, 1998.
NEW
copy. Hardcover with dust jacket. 79 photographs on glossy paper, map of German Army Sectors on the Western Front, 285 pages. "The German Jastas were formed with two basic roles. First as dedicated hunting units; second to protect their own two-seater reconnaissance and artillery observations aircraft so as to enable them to carry out their battlefront duties. Because of these roles, the Jasta units saw more action than any other group in the war. Following the success of THE JASTA PILOTS, by popular demand the same team of authors have compiled a complementary volume which lists a complete breakdown - in date order - of the claims and losses of the Jasta from their inception. THE JASTA WAR CHRONOLOGY is filled with a mass of information for the would-be historian or enthusiast, and is an essential reference tool. In addition to the pure chronological listing of combat victories for the German fighter pilots, each is augmented by the location of the combat, time of action when known, plus the running score of the pilot concerned. Moreover, by comparing RFC, RNAS, RAF, French & American losses (from several sources), it has been possible to identify a number of the victims and aeroplanes claimed by the Germans. There is also amonthly list of which Jastas were assigned to which German Army in the field, not only in France, but in Italy and Macedonia. Dozens of photographs of downed Allied aeroplaneswhich fell into German hands complete the picture.
$44.00
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