Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: Blohm & Voss BV 155 (Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Close Up)

First volume in a new "Secret Projects.." book series from UK publisher Mortons is this new history of the Blohm and Voss BV 155. According to his publisher's blurb author Dan Sharp has an 'unhealthy interest in primary and archival sources' and his book "..sheds new light on the development of the type based entirely on primary source research". In fact, of the 114 glossy, slightly smaller than A-4 format pages, four or five are given over to a listing of all the documents consulted so that the resulting work can be assumed to be both accurate and transparent. At least the reader will know where to look to verify the accuracy of the developmental timeline that Sharp has compiled. The Me 155 started out being essentially a Bf 109 with new wings/undercarriage conceived for combat against high-flying US bombers over Europe but what ended up as the BV 155 shared few components with the 109 series, after the project was taken over by Hamburg-based ship and seaplane builders Blohm and Voss as Messerschmitt were forced to focus all their energies on readying the Me 262 for service. The book features new photos of the last surviving example of the type in the world. And it's in remarkably good condition - NASM's BV 155 V2 at Silver Hill is in deep storage and inaccessible to the public. I found this title to a be a fascinating overview of the project - there has been nothing on the Blohm and Voss BV 155 since the Monogram Close-Up of 1990 by Thomas H Hitchcock (that I'm aware of). Completed with plenty of photos, plans and six pages of profile artwork.

a well written account of this very rare flying m/c. Contained plenty of new infornation to this student of luftwaffe late war aeroplanes

I enjoythis author writing on germanaviation..I would compare him to William Green in the 60,s.He is à must to have in your collection.

As with the previous book of this series a very well research and published book. A must in every library about this subject.

Hier wird die ganze Geschichte der BV 155 beschrieben. Es ist absolut erstaunlich wie viele Informationen der Autor zusammen getragen hat. Über die BV 155 gibt es nicht sehr viel Literatur, da nur ein Prototyp fertig gestellt wurde. Der Autor schildert im Detail die Ränkespiele zwischen der Industrie (Messerschmitt), dem RLM und auch Blohm & Voss. Welche Energie in dieses exotische, aber technisch sehr interessante Flugzeug gesteckt wurde, ist schon unglaublich. Aber man bekommt bei den Schilderungen ein Gefühl, dass alle Beteiligten eher an sich als an dem Ziel , der Schaffung eines Jagdflugzeuges für extreme Höhen (Dienstgipfelhöhe über 17000m), interessiert waren. Das Buch ist absolut lesenswert.