Stuka Attack

The Dive Bombing Assault on England During the Battle of Britain

Andy Saunders

• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781909808591
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

The Junkers 87 Stuka was an iconic weapon of World War Two and an aircraft name that was, and still is, instantly recognized worldwide. Its roles in Poland and the Battles of France and the Low Countries are almost legendary, but in the UK its import during the Battle of Britain is one that has never been covered in any specific detail.Here, Andy Saunders takes a critical look at every operation by Ju87s against British targets in 1940 – including those on land and at sea. Each raid is charted, covering all aspects of the attacks including participants, defending RAF fighters and those on the receiving end. Myth and reality and truth and legend are all examined and analyzed in this highly illustrated new book, which adds to our knowledge of one of the most significant periods in the whole of British history. Foreword by Dr Hans Migeod, Ju87 Stuka pilot during Battle of Britain.

Table of contents

• Coverpage
• Dedication
• Titlepage
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter One: First Encounters
• Chapter Two: Attack on Portland
• Chapter Three: Fall of the Ironsides
• Chapter Four: Close the Channel!
• Chapter Five: Convoy Peewit
• Chapter Six: Peewit in Their Sights!
• Chapter Seven: Eagle Day Debacle
• Chapter Eight: Hellfire Corner
• Chapter Nine: Black Friday
• Chapter Ten: ‘He Died That England Might Live’
• Chapter Eleven: The Hardest Day
• Chapter Twelve: Recovering the Last Stuka
• Chapter Thirteen: Stuka Swansong
• Chapter Fourteen: In Retrospect: The Stuka’s Role in The Battle of Britain
• Appendix I: Junkers 87 Versions in use during the Battle of Britain: Technical Specifications
• Appendix II: Junkers 87 Units and Commanders from 1 July 1940
• Appendix III: RAF Fighter Command Claims for Ju87s July – December 1940
• Appendix IV: Junkers 87 Operational Losses July – December 1940
• Appendix V: Stuka Operational Tactics
• Appendix VI: Report of the Attack Against RNAS Ford
• Appendix VII: Report of the Air Raid Damage on RAF Poling
• Appendix VIII: RAF Intelligence Report into loss of Stuka T6 + KL on 16 August 1940
• Appendix IX: Ground Casualties sustained during the main Stuka attacks
• Appendix X: The Stuka in German Lore
• Selected Bibliography
• Index