[Andrew Arthy]

Hello everyone,

We have some news and updates for our publishing company, Air War Publications, that we’d like to share with you.

Important news for customers in the United States is that they can now order the company’s first book, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily, via Amazon.com. The book can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Focke-Wulf-Fw-...6610442&sr=1-1

Both of our upcoming book projects are progressing well. We have begun to work closely with our Russian co-author on the Air War Courland project, and continue to steadily gather more research material. Work on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Defending Southern Italy book (covering the period 3 September 1943 – 21 January 1944) is also advancing well. We have already obtained many of the most important primary sources, but are always searching for more. If anyone has photographs or documents that they would like to contribute to either of these book projects, please contact us via the company website.

As can be seen on the reviews page of the company site, our first book continues to receive praise from various readers and reviewers. Extracts from the book will also appear in an upcoming edition of German aviation magazine Flugzeug Classic.

New bonus material related to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily book has been added to the company website, and this should be of interest to visitors to this forum. The bonus material includes the following:

USAAF victory claims against the Fw 190
This bonus material matches USAAF aerial victory claims for Fw 190s with known data from the German perspective in the period 14 May 1943 to 2 September 1943. This has been created with the permission of Frank Olynyk, whose USAAF victory claims list provided a starting point for our research. USAAF and Luftwaffe units have been identified for almost every combat listed in the document.

Technical Notes
This bonus material covers various technical aspects of the service of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Mediterranean theatre between 14 May 1943 and 2 September 1943, including: the aircraft repair and maintenance situation; Fw 190 variants operated in Sicily, Sardinia and Italy in the summer of 1943; weaponry used by the Fw 190 units; and other Fw 190 equipment such as tyres, drop tanks and radios.


Best Regards,
Andrew Arthy & Morten Jessen
Air War Publications – www.airwarpublications.com