Operation Bodenplatte, 9781036126933
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Luftwaffe’s desperate dawn raid: A last gamble for air supremacy.
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Operation Bodenplatte

the luftwaffe’s last offensive in the west in ww2

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    224 pages

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    30 October 2025

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Summary

Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe’s Last Strike

Hitler’s Ardennes Offensive, his last great gamble, was faltering. After initial German gains, the Allies regrouped. In a desperate attempt to regain momentum, the Luftwaffe planned to seize air superiority with a massive assault on Allied airfields in the Low Countries – Operation Bodenplatte.

On January 1, 1945, over 800 fighters and fighter-bombers, mainly Focke-Wulf Fw 190s and Messerschmitt Bf 109s, launched a low-level, dawn rai…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781036126933
ISBN-10:1036126935
Author:Martin Mace, John Grehan
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:30 October 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:246mm x 172mm
About The Author

Martin Mace

Martin Mace has been involved in writing and publishing military history for more than twenty-five years. He began his career with local history, writing a book on the Second World War anti-invasion defences and stop lines in West Sussex. Following the success of this book, he established Historic Military Press, which has published a wide range of titles. In 2006 he began working on the idea for Britain at War Magazine, the first issue of which went on sale in May 2007. This publication has grown rapidly to become the best-selling military history periodical on the high street. Martin now devotes his time to writing and editing books.

John Grehan has written, edited or contributed to more than 300 books and magazine articles covering a wide span of military history from the Iron Age to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. John has also appeared on local and national radio and television to advise on military history topics. He was employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine from its inception until 2014. John now devotes his time to writing and editing books.

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