Books about Air War over Italy and Sicily 1943-45

[Dominik]

Hello!

Can you rercommend books describing air war over Italy and Sicily between 1943 and 1945?
I only have "Spitfires over Sicily".

Thank you

Dominik

[Orwell1984]

Two I would recommend:

Air War Italy 1944-45: The Axis Air Forces in Italy June 1944-May 1945
by Nick Beale, Ferdinando D'Amico and Gabriele Valentini
http://www.amazon.ca/Air-War-Italy-1...=air+war+Italy

Air War Over Italy by Andrew Brookes
http://www.amazon.ca/Air-Over-Italy-...=air+war+italy

I'm sure you're get some other great recommendations soon

[Nick Beale]

The Messerschmitt 109 in Italian Service 1943–45
Regia Aeronautica Vol. 1 Pictorial History of the Italian Air Force 1940-1943
Regia Aeronautica: Pictorial History of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana and the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force 1943-1945 Vol. 2
Courage Alone
Regia Aeronautica
Jochen Prien's multi-volume histories of JG 53 and JG 77
Several books published by Osprey
The War Diaries of Neville Duke
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily
The Air War Over Italy
Air War Italy 1944-45
Ghost Bombers: The Moonlight War of NSG 9
Pictorial History of the Mediterranean Air War Vol. II and Vol. III
Out of the Italian Night
Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs
Checkertail Clan
Mediterranean 1942-1943, Jagdwaffe, Luftwaffe Colours Volume Four, Section 2
Jagdwaffe - Vol 4 - Section 4 - The Mediterranean 1944-1945
Kampfgeschwader 54
Kampfgeschwader 100 »Wiking«
Die Geschichte des Lehrgeschwaders 1 - Band 2: 1942-1945
Storming the Bombers Vol. 1 (History of JG 4)

[Håkan]

Air War Italy 1944-45: The Axis Air Forces in Italy June 1944-May 1945
by Nick Beale, Ferdinando D'Amico and Gabriele Valentini is a must!

Best wishes/Håkan

[bearoutwest]

Ali Straniere in Italia No5 - Aerei Francesi nella Regia Aeronautica.

Details the use of French Aircraft in the RA, especially the use of the Dewoitine 520 over Sicily and Italy circa 1943-44 - English/Italian text.

[Dominik]

Thank you for all hints. What is most suprising is that most of the books are about Axis. Nevertheless, it's time to start saving money.

[bearoutwest]

The books on the axis air forces are just a few of the ones recommended so far, but there are many others on the allied side of the equation. Here's a few more:

Spitfires over Sicily
(One of the authors – Brian Cull – is a regular to this forum.)

Beaufighters in the Night
(About the 417 NF Squadron USAAF, operating from Corsica over Italy and Southern France.)

Shark Squadron
(112 Sqn RAF – over the Desert and Italian Campaigns)

Straight Down
(By Peter Smith, is about the North American A-36 Mustang/Apache Dive-bomber, covers Sicily and Italian Campaigns and operations from Corsica…as well as Burma.)

Books on the Tuskeegee Airmen.

Regards,
...geoff

[Nick Beale]

Spitfire Into Battle by W.G.G. Duncan Smith.

The Sky Suspended by Jim Bailey.