The book, German Aircraft Landing Gear: A Detailed Study Of German World War II Combat Aircraft represents the definitive pictorial study of German World War II era landing gear systems. While many books have been published related to World War II era German aircraft in general, “German Aircraft Landing Gear: A Detailed Study Of German World War II Combat Aircraft” represents the first full-length study of the development of landing gear technology amongst the various German aircraft manufacturers and models during World War II. Along with the successful designs, this book also highlights a number of design challenges faced by aircraft landing gear designers during World War II. The major sections of “German Aircraft Landing Gear: A Detailed Study Of German World War II Combat Aircraft” are as follows: 1) Foreword; 2) Early Landing Gear Developments; 3) First Braking Devices; 4) Landing Gear Technology After World War I; 5) The Firs Retractable Landing Gear; 6) Shock Absorber Legs; 7) Retraction Mechanisms; 8) Aircraft Wheels & Brakes; 9) German Landing Gear – Arado (Ar-65, Ar-65, Ar-76, Ar-96, Ar-323/432, Ar-234, Ar-240/440 & Ar-396); 10) German Landing Gear – Bucher (Bu-131 & Bu-181); 11) German Landing Gear – Blohm & Voss (Bv-40, Bv/Ha-137, Bv-141, Bv-155 & BvP-215); 12) German Landing Gear – Deutsches Forschungsinstitut Fur Segelflug (DFS-230); 13) German Landing Gear – Dornier (Do-11, Do-23, Do-17, Do-17Z, Do-215, Do-217 & Do-335); 14) Fieseler (Fi-156); 15) Focke Achgelis (FA-223); 16) Focke Wulf – (Fw-44, Fw-56, Fw-58, Fw-159, Fw-187, Fw-190, Fw/Ta-152, Fw/Ta-154, Fw-191 & Fw-200); 17) Focke-Wulf Projects (Fw/Ta-183, Fw P.VI”Flitzer”, Fw-283 & Fw Triebflugeljager); 18) Gotha/Horten (Go-229/Ho IX & Go-242/244); 19) Heinkel (He-46, He-50, He-51, He-100, He-111, He-112, He-118, He-162, He-177, He-219, He-280 & He 343); 20) Henschel (Hs-123, Hs-126 & Hs-129); 21) Junkers (W-34, G-38, Ju-52m Ju-86, Ju-87, Ju-88, Ju-188, Ju-89/90, Ju-290, Ju-252, Ju-287, Ju-288 & Ju-352); 22) Messerschmit (Bg-108, Bf-109, Bf-110, Me-163, Me-209, Me-210/410, Me-261, Me-262, Me-263/Ju-248, Me-264, Me-309, Me-321/323 & Me P. 1101); 23) Siebel (Si-204); 24) Surface Protection & Marking Of Landing Gear Components, Wheels & Tires; 25) Wheels & Tires; 26) Tire Chart and 27) Landing Gear Development During World War II. In addition to an informative narrative, “German Aircraft Landing Gear: A Detailed Study Of German World War II Combat Aircraft” includes the following features: 1) Approximately 270 black and white photographs many of which are up-close and 2) About 247 black and white illustrations. “German Aircraft Landing Gear: A Detailed Study Of German World War II Combat Aircraft “ is highly recommended to both the German aircraft enthusiast and modeler alike. This book is 243 pages and is in excellent condition. The author is Gunther Sengfelder. Edition published in 1993.