Duel

Europe 1945

By: Robert Forsyth, Jim Laurier (Illustrator), Gareth Hector (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 29 July 2025

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80 Pages

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An illustrated account of the clashes between the Luftwaffeâs Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, and the USAAFâs B-26 Marauder bomber during the final months of the war in Europe.

As the worldâs first jet-engined fighter aircraft, the Luftwaffeâs Messerschmitt Me 262 heralded a new dawn in design, performance, and combat capability upon its operational debut in 1944, outclassing its Allied counterparts for both speed and firepower. The skies over Austria and southern Germany saw the Me 262 enter savage aerial clashes as fighter ace Adolf Gallandâs JV 44 engaged three USAAF bomber groups, targeting their formidable â" but ill-prepared â" Martin B-26 Marauders with often devastating results.

In this dramatic new study, Luftwaffe historian Robert Forsyth examines how USAAF crews in twin-engined Marauders endeavoured to fulfil their bombing missions while jet pilots in Me 262s attacked with 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannon and, eventually, 55 mm R4M air-to-air rockets. First-hand accounts, newly commissioned artwork and archive photography enhance the fascinating and action-packed story of these two aircraft and the fearsome combat that was waged between them.

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