Forsyth, RobertRobert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher, specialising in military aviation and military history. After working in the shipping industry, he co-founded a publishing and book production business in 1995 which has produced some 250 illustrated reference books on military aviation, armoured warfare, vintage motor sport, history, biography and wildlife.He is the author of thirty books, including twenty-one titles for Osprey Publishing, on the aircraft, units and operations of the Luftwaffe, an interest he has held since boyhood, and he has been consulted for television on the same subject. He has written articles for The Aviation Historian, Aerojournal, Aeroplane Monthly, Aviation News, Combat Aircraft, and FlyPast and he is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian.Luijken, WiekWiek Luijken is an artist based in England but born and raised in the Netherlands. He has been a professional artist and director for more than 20 years. Aviation has been a big part of his life since childhood. Wiek created the battlescene and cover artwork for this book.Tooby, AdamAdam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful illustration studio and aviation prints business. He is based in Cheshire, UK. To buy artwork, or contact the artist, visit adamtooby.com/.Schatz, SimonSimon Schatz is a renowned aviation artist from Vienna, Austria, specializing in German Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II. His first published colour profile, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8, appeared in 2002, and since then his profiles have been published worldwide. A selection of his drawings and a complete list of publications to which he has contributed can be found at luftwaffe-profile.at.

The sole surviving Do 335 is a star exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute's Udvar-Hazy Center. Other Luftwaffe hi-tech aircraft of the same era are exhibited in aviation museums across the UK including the Imperial War Museums and RAF Museum.

Introduction /Origins /Prototype Design and Development /Flight-testing and Development /Trial Deployment /Conclusion and Legacy /Further reading /Index

The Dornier Do 335 was conceived as a high-speed, all-weather fighter, and represented the pinnacle of piston-engined aircraft design. The Do 335 was a big aircraft, weighing just over 10,000kg when laden with fuel, equipment, and pilot, yet powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 603 engines, it was capable of reaching a maximum speed of 750km/h at 6400 meters, making it the fastest piston engine aircraft produced in Germany during World War II.Some forty aircraft were built between late 1943 and the end of the war, and it was intended to deploy the type as a day fighter, bomber, night fighter, bad weather interceptor, and reconnaissance aircraft, all of which were intended to incorporate the latest armament, bomb sights, communications, and radar equipment, as well as an ejector seat. Featuring archive photography and specially commissioned artwork, this is the full story of the aircraft that the Luftwaffe hoped would turn the tide of the war.