Reccomended reading on WW2 North African air campaign?

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Reccomended reading on WW2 North African air campaign?

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Post by jurisnik » 30 Sep 2019, 12:21

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for book reccomendations on WW2 air campaign in North African theatre. Something that would describe efforts of Luftwaffe Fliegefuhrer Afrika and RAF Western Desert Air Force for the period of 1941-1942 in Libya and Egypt. In english, if available.

If there is a book written in the form of Barrie Pitt's Crucible of War, but which covers air force (instead of ground forces), that would be perfect 8-)

Thanks in advance for your suggestions! :)
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Post by OpanaPointer » 30 Sep 2019, 12:41

Hyperwar has material on the South African Air Forces. I believe they served "up north". Off base right now, sorry.
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Post by jurisnik » 30 Sep 2019, 12:46

Will look into it, thanks!
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Post by FalkeEins » 30 Sep 2019, 23:17

...just about to be published by Casemate in their Illustrated series, ‘Luftwaffe in Africa’, by Jean-Louis Roba, good text and packed with great photos and artworks....

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Post by jurisnik » 01 Oct 2019, 08:34

Added it to wishlist, thanks!
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Post by mars » 01 Oct 2019, 14:56

jurisnik wrote:
30 Sep 2019, 12:21
Hi everyone!

I'm looking for book reccomendations on WW2 air campaign in North African theatre. Something that would describe efforts of Luftwaffe Fliegefuhrer Afrika and RAF Western Desert Air Force for the period of 1941-1942 in Libya and Egypt. In english, if available.

If there is a book written in the form of Barrie Pitt's Crucible of War, but which covers air force (instead of ground forces), that would be perfect 8-)

Thanks in advance for your suggestions! :)
Of course that would be Christopher shores's "A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945", Vol. 1: North Africa, June 1940-January 1942 and Vol. 2: North African Desert, February 1942 - March 1943

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Post by hucks216 » 01 Oct 2019, 17:29


Of course that would be Christopher shores's "A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945", Vol. 1: North Africa, June 1940-January 1942 and Vol. 2: North African Desert, February 1942 - March 1943
Vol 3: Tunisia & The End in Africa is also available which covers from November 1942 to May 1943. You probably won't find better than these 3 volumes (Vol 4 covers the invasions of Sicily & Italy in 1943).

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Post by jurisnik » 01 Oct 2019, 20:46

Looks like a great collection of books.. and it's available on Kindle as well! Thanks, I think I'll go with these 😊
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