Osprey Combat Aircraft 17 : Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Western Front

Undoubtedly the most versatile German aircraft of World War 2, the Junkers Ju 88 served as a fighter, bomber and patrol aircraft on every front on which the Luftwaffe fought. However, it was designed primarily as a fast medium-bomber, entering service just as the tanks rolled across the border into Poland at the very start of the war. Blooded in action during the ensuing Blitzkrieg, the Ju 88 soon proved to be a formidable opponent for the beleaguered Allied air forces. It played a key role in the Battle of Britain, proving to be the most difficult to shoot down of the trio of German medium bombers involved in this epic campaign. This book is the first of three books covering the Ju 88's extensive wartime service in the bomber role, and it details the aircraft's early campaigns, through to its extensive use in the night Blitz of 1940/41. Text and illustrations by John Weal.