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Table of Contents:

• Ch. 1. Background
• Ch. 2. The Night Skies of Europe
• Ch. 3. The British Condition
• Ch. 4. British Assessment of Bomber Command
• Ch. 5. The British Strike Back: Technology at War
• Ch. 6. The Condition of the Night Fighters
• Ch. 7. The British Response to Wilde Sau
• Ch. 8. Perceptions and Realities
• Ch. 9. Night Air Operations' Lasting Legacy
• App. A. Victory Record of Hans-Joachim Jabs
• App. B. Awards and Decorations of Hans-Joachim Jabs
• App. C. Luftwaffe Night Fighter Unit Deployments, 1942-44
• App. D. Top RAF Night Fighter Aces by Victories
• App. E. Top German Night Fighter Aces by Victories
• App. F. Bomber Command Assets: December 1942-May 1945
• App. G. Bomber Command Deaths in Europe
• App. H. Night Fighter Maps.

Author/Creator:

Heaton, Colin D.

Contributors:

Lewis, Anne-Marie

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Night fighters: Luftwaffe and RAF air combat over Europe, 1939-1945 [by Heaton, C.D.]

Subjects:

Germany Luftwaffe — Nachtjagd-Division

Great Britain Royal Air Force — Bomber Command

World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations, German

World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations, British

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Western Front

Fighter plane combat — Technological innovations — Great Britain

Fighter plane combat — Technological innovations — Germany

Fighter plane combat — Psychological aspects

Germany Luftwaffe

Great Britain Royal Air Force

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Technological innovations

Psychological aspects

Fighter plane combat

Great Britain

Western Front (World War (1939-1945))

Germany

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-180) and index.

Physical Description:

xiv, 188 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

D787 .H3217 2008

ISBNs:

9781591143604 (alk. paper)
1591143608 (alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2008015584

OCLC Numbers:

221961625