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For those who have been asking, I now have a PDF for the cover for the book which is due out in August 2016

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Cool. Looking forward to the book.

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Just received my advance copy so due out imminently. Frontline is working on the Fw 200 photo book & the Classic Condor book (which will be with Günther Ott) currently stands at 48000 words but work in progress for completion next year. If anyone is wondering about duplication, my photo archive of the Condor stands at around 1000 images. Then add to that what Herr Ott has....

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This is going to be a keeper! :)

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Chris,

Well done, but I am going to have to acquire all three ! I think the Classic book when it appears will be the definitive work on the Condor. Looking forward greatly to that work.

Regards,

Martin Gleeson.

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Hello Chris,



What is the page count for the Osprey title?



https://ospreypublishing.com/fw-200-...of-world-war-2





Best,
Ed

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Best of luck with it Chris , can't wait to get a copy

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Ed: 96 pages

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Thanks Chris.



Ed

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.. not forgetting Roba's large tome which will be available later this year via Lela Presse (avions-bateaux.com)

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BTW,
Chris

I wonder, do you put a list of losses of KG 40 (combat, non-combat duties)?

mw

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Mirek

Yes for I, III and IV Gruppe but that will be in the Classic book as so far it numbers 56 pages (and add to that the combat list which resulted in no casualties)

Chris

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Chris,

Have you ever wondered at the ratio of losses?

Can you give a proportion of the losses combat for non combat?

For example 60 to 40 or 30 to 70?


mw

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Mirek

I am afraid that I have never looked at it this way and it would take some time especially when one takes into consideration the various % of damage. However, I can say that non-combat outnumbered combat

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Thanks,

This is interesting, because many people think, that combat losses are dominant in war. And sometimes is different, it is not so simple and easy.

mw

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I seem to recal being told that in 1944 the Allies were losing an average of 24 aircraft a day in accidents. Understandable. As to Condors they were very prone to problems as you no doubt know

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The same problem you have in Soviet avaition, where non-combat losses were in 1944, if I am right remember, higher then combat ones (most of them low quality of production).

So this is important, but not often written and seen, problem.

Most people think about combat, comabt, combat, do not see such cases behind the frontline.

mw

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Dear Chriss: I wait whit anxiety your new books!!!!

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For those that are interested, the book is now available. Classic book is now up to 53,000 words and I am only at April 1941

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Just reading it now Chris , another first class read . Well done

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The Classic book must be brilliant.

Juha

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I hope it will be! 54000 words so far and only up to July 41

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I'm wondering if you will have much information on the conventional bombing missions flown by Fw 200s during the BoB. A very minor part of the history of the aircraft I know and I've seen it touched on in other books without a lot of detail but given the depth you're going into, have you much on the subject? Looking forward to the publication eagerly!

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The answer is yes. I have written about attacks against land targets at night by I./KG 40 at the end of Aug 40 and then again in November-December 1940. There were around 10 aircraft involved total but the crew names are known for the latter attacks. However, they flew individually at night so talk of massed attacks against land targets in daylight are still wishful thinking!

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Hello Chris
so one more reason for buying the book.

Juha

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First draft of the Classic book now finished-83,000 words and initial photo count 650. Both will no doubt go up before it is finalised

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Can't wait to buy my copy , keep up the excellent work Chris.

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Quick question on the Classic tittle. Just curious why they commissioned a new book with new author on an aircraft with an established place in a longstanding series.

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Latest update is the book is being laid out as I write which will be finished end of this month and should be on the shelves end of this Summer. 90,000 words and up to 700 photos. Appendices include executive officers, RK winners, DKiG winners, losses, shipping successes 1940, shipping successes 1941-44, encounters with Allied aircraft. Book will be published under my name alone