Legion Condor 193639: The Luftwaffe develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War

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An expert account of Nazi Germany's air war during the Spanish Civil War, where air power turned the tide for Franco and taught the Luftwaffe how to wage Blitzkrieg.

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The bombing of Guernica has become a symbol of Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War, but the extent of the German commitment is often underestimated. The Luftwaffe sent 20,000 officers and men to Spain from 1936 to 1939, and the Condor Legion carried out many missions in support of the Spanish Nationalist forces and played a lead role in many key campaigns of the war. Aircraft that would play a significant role in the combat operations of World War II (the Heinkel 11 bomber, the Me 109 fighter, and others) saw their first action in Spain, fighting against the modern Soviet fighters and bombers that equipped the Republican Air Force. Condor Legion bombers attacked Republican logistics and transport behind the lines as well as bombing strategic targets, German bombers and fighters provided highly effective close air support for the front-line troops, and German fighters and anti-aircraft units ensured Nationalist control of the air.The experience garnered in Spain was very important to the development of the Luftwaffe. The war allowed them to hone and develop their tactics, train their officers, and to become the most practised air force in the world at conducting close support of ground troops. In effect, the Spanish Civil War proved to be the training ground for the Blitzkrieg which would be unleashed across Europe in the years that followed. In this rigorous new analysis, Legion Condor expert James Corum explores both the history and impact of the Luftwaffe's engagement during the Spanish Civil War and the role that engagement played in the development of the Luftwaffe strategy which would be used to such devastating effect in the years that followed.

Author Biography

Dr James Corum, PhD, teaches military history at Salford University, UK, having been dean of the Baltic Defence College 2009–2014. From 1991 to 2004, he was a professor at the US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In 2005, he was a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, where he held a Leverhulme Fellowship, and then an associate professor at the US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Dr Corum is the author of numerous books on military history, including The Roots of Blitzkrieg: Hans von Seeckt and German Military Reform (1992); and The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918–1940 (1997). He has also authored more than 60 major book chapters and journal articles on a variety of subjects related to air power and military history.

Table of Contents

OriginsChronologyAttacker's CapabilitiesDefender's CapabilitiesThe CampaignAssessmentBibliographyIndex

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"Legion Condor offers interesting insights into the German air arm's importance to the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and that conflict's contribution to accelerating the Luftwaffe's evolution." --Aviation History

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An expert account of Nazi Germany's air war during the Spanish Civil War, where air power turned the tide for Franco and taught the Luftwaffe how to wage Blitzkrieg.

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"Legion Condor offers interesting insights into the German air arm's importance to the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and that conflict's contribution to accelerating the Luftwaffe's evolution." - Aviation History

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An expert account of Nazi Germany's air war during the Spanish Civil War, where air power turned the tide for Franco and taught the Luftwaffe how to wage Blitzkrieg.

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This title provides an up to date and meticulously researched assessment of a much-mythologized conflict, including an examination of such notorious events as the bombing of Guernica.

Details ISBN1472840070 Author Graham Turner Pages 96 Series Air Campaign Year 2020 ISBN-10 1472840070 ISBN-13 9781472840073 Short Title Legion Condor 1936-39 Language English Illustrator Graham Turner Format Paperback Series Number 16 Publication Date 2020-04-30 DEWEY 946.08148 UK Release Date 2020-04-30 Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2020-04-30 Illustrations Illustrated throughout with around 60 photos and at least 14pp of colour illustrations Birth 1764 Death 1847 Affiliation Professor of Politics, Oxford University Position Illustrator Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint Osprey Publishing Subtitle The Luftwaffe develops Blitzkrieg in the Spanish Civil War Audience General AU Release Date 2020-06-01 We've got this

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