Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Scheduled for sometime in February according to the Stone & Stone Books site.


https://www.aviationmegastore.com/br...nfo&art=164644


Usual disclaimer,
Ed

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Wants to order the book at bol.com:


Order an additional € 0.01 on items and your order will be shipped for free.

Why you have to be like that, bol.com? :-(

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Looks interesting

I wonder if our own Nick Beale has something to do with it?

Cheers
Stig

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

It's among the many books to be published early this year by Mortons Books: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/aviation. I have received the booklet about the BV 155 from the same author, can't judge yet the content but it is of high quality printing.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

This book has been delayed and is now scheduled for the end of July...
That's a lot of months.

source: https://www.bol.com/nl/p/breaking-th...5.ProductImage

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

April 2021 say sike right now

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but isn't this a reprint of:

[U.S. Army Air Force], ULTRA and the History of the United States Strategic Air Force in Europe vs The German Air Force (Frederick (MD), 1984).

L.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

I asked Dan Sharp himself. The book is not a reprint of any previous work. However, the book is unlikely to be ready in the near future as according to Dan archives are now closed preventing research.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Thanks, Jukka, and that's good. The 1984 edition was written by the USAF History Department and was very, very slim on details because the details of the ULTRA secret were just beginning to be revealed in the late 1970's and early 1980's, so the authors may have been under some restrictions as to how far they could go with it. At least that's my recollection when I read it in 1987 or 1988.

L.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Potentially sad news: Dan Sharp implied that he might be dropping the project entirely due to the archival closure and low pre-order sales. Anyone wishing to convince him to continue should encourage him on www.secretprojects.co.uk forum.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Sort of "as expected" Jukka. The Luftwaffe fans and buffs today are almost exclusively interested in the aircraft, fighters, aces, losses and that's about it. They have little or no interest in the history of the war itself or in the non-flying branches of the Luftwaffe. Sad.

L.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Yet in the UK at least books on Enigma, Bletchley Park and Alan Turing keep on getting published. In normal times the Bletchley Park Museum attracts a lot of visitors too (and deservedly so, it’s excellent).

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

This book is about the USAAF though...

Okay, so the pandemic is the cause of this huge delay. That is sad but very understandable. Is there a chance I get my money back when the project is cancelled? I hope he won't cancel it though, I am willing to wait for it.

Kind regards,
Timon

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

I have bad news. The book has been cancelled and those who have paid in advance will be refunded ASAP.

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Bad news indeed, I was looking forward to it :(

Re: Breaking the Luftwaffe: ULTRA as a Weapon of the USAAF
 

Thank you for the info. Sad, but understandable. Was also looking forward to it.