Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

by Mike Guardia

In the opening days of Nazi Germany's Blitzkrieg campaigns, few aircraft could invoke as much terror as the Junkers Ju 87. Nicknamed the "Stuka" (an abbreviation of Sturzkampfflugzeug - the German term for "dive-bomber"), the Ju 87 was perhaps the most feared tactical bomber of the ETO. With its fixed landing gear and inverted gull wings, the Stuka was easily one of the most recognizable aircraft of the Blitzkrieg era. Although a sturdy and reliable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472801199
• ISBN13: 9781472801197
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.5"