Lowe, Malcolm V./Hector, Gareth/Laurier, Jim Bf 109D/E. Blitzkrieg 1939-40

This book presents first-hand experiences of the pilots who flew the Bf 109E, the aircraft which first featured a Daimler-Benz DB 601 powerplant, and which was in the front line in the skies over Poland, the Low Countries and France, and the older Bf 109D, still in use in the Polish campaign.
The early variants of the Messerschmitt fighter, the Bf 109E-1, Bf 109E-2 and Bf 109E-3, swept all before them during the opening wartime campaigns, their successes only fading at the Battle of France, when the Bf 109's seasoned pilots encountered modern and well-flown RAF and Armée de l'Air fighters.
In a rigorous and engaging new analysis, Luftwaffe aviation expert Malcolm V. Lowe examines and assesses the Bf 109 as a fighting machine from the perspective of the Luftwaffe at the forefront of the German blitzkrieg. Contemporary photographs and specially commissioned artwork, including a dramatic battlescene, armament views, technical diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating step-by-step each battle tactic of the main dogfights explored in the book, bring the experiences of the Bf 109 pilots vividly to life.

The early variants of the Messerschmitt fighter, the Bf 109E-1, Bf 109E-2 and Bf 109E-3, prevailed early in the war, but their successes waned in the Battle of France as the Bf 109's experienced pilots came up against modern and well-flown fighters of the RAF and the French Air Force.
Luftwaffe expert Malcolm V. Lowe examines and evaluates the Bf 109 as a fighting machine from the perspective of the Luftwaffe, which was at the forefront of the German Blitzkrieg. Contemporary photographs and specially commissioned footage, including a dramatic dogfight scene, armament views, technical diagrams and tape diagrams illustrating step-by-step each combat tactic of the key dogfights examined in the book, bring the Bf 109 pilots' experiences to life.