Dive Bomber!

Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II

By: Peter Smith

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Paperback | 8 August 2008

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Details on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val," the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others Riveting accounts of aerial combat Includes maps, diagrams, tables, and photos For many, it is a dive bomber that conjures the most dramatic, quintessential image of World War II: a screaming German Stuka hurtling toward the ground as part of the frightening blitzkrieg that opened the war. In this illustrated history of Allied and Axis dive bombers, Peter C. Smith traces these formidable aircraft from the earliest experiment, through the planes' first operation, to their emergence as devastatingly effective tools of aerial warfare in World War II."

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Early Experiments	p. 1
Birth of the Dive Bomber	p. 9
The Momentum Falters	p. 19
Re-forging the Weapon	p. 29
Emergence of the Helldivers	p. 39
Doubts and Hesitancy	p. 49
Perfecting the Skill	p. 59
A Willful Blindness	p. 77
Against All Odds	p. 99
Achtung-Stuka!	p. 113
The Rising Sun	p. 131
Conversion to Accuracy	p. 143
The Warbirds Prepare	p. 161
Blitzkrieg!	p. 181
A Muted Riposte	p. 197
Death from the Sky	p. 215
War in Whitehall	p. 233
Clash of Giants	p. 249
Dive Bomber Arena	p. 263
Full Circle	p. 283
The Secret Success	p. 301
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Index	p. 369
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