German Wings in Italian Skies: Imperial, Inter-War and Luftwaffe Military Aircraft in Italy 1911-1945

Fantastic book about German aircraft in service in Italy from 1911 to 1945, "German Wings in Italian Skies", written by the Italian aviation expert, photographer and passionate photo collector Luigino Caliaro, who is already known to enthusiasts aviation since he recently published highly acclaimed books in English on the Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero and the Macchi Fighters, for Crecy Publishing.

"German Wings in Italian Skies" tells the story of German aircraft in Italy, starting with the Etrich "Taube" monoplane, but the real heart of the book focuses on the types of Luftwaffe aircraft delivered to the Regia Aeronautica and the 'ANR, such as the Ju-87, Bf 109, Bf 110, night fighters Do 217, Fi 156 and Ju 88. The very detailed text is accompanied by a superb selection of more than 600 very rare images, most of which have never been seen or published before, and Specially commissioned color profiles by renowned digital artist Janusz Światłoń. It contains fascinating appendices on subjects as diverse as German gliders in service in Italy and the rarely known story of the Italian pilots who went to Germany to train to fly the Me 163 Komet.