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The Luftwaffe A History

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Author : John Killen
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-06-12

The Luftwaffe A History written by John Killen and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-12 with History categories.

An extensive history of the rise and fall of Nazi Germany's air force. In his thoroughly researched study, John Killen examines German air power between 1914 and 1945, from the early days of flying when Immelmann, Boelke, Richtofen, and other First World War aces fought and died to give Germany air supremacy, to the nightmare existence of the Luftwaffe as the Third Reich plunged headlong to destruction. Here are the aircraft: the frail biplanes and triplanes of the Kaiser's war; the great Lufthansa aircraft and airships of the turbulent Thirties; the monoplanes designed to help Hitler in his conquest of Europe. Here are the generals who forged the air weapon of the Luftwaffe: the swaggering Goering, the playboy Udet, the ebullient Kesselring, and the scapegoat Jeschonnek. Here, too, are the pilots who tried to keep faith with their Fatherland despite overwhelming odds: Adolf Galland, Werner Molders, Joachim Marseille, and Hanna Reitsch. Not least are the actions fought by the Luftwaffe from the Spanish Civil War to the Battle of Britain, through the bloody struggle for Crete, and the siege of Stalingrad to the fearful twilight over Berlin. "A good, readable account of the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe that covers all of the main fronts on which it fought, and examines the reasons for the eventual failure as well as providing a readable narrative." —History of War

The Luftwaffe

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Author : James S. Corum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

The Luftwaffe written by James S. Corum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.

This study provides an appraisal of Germany's air forces from the post-World War I era through the early stages of World War II. The author demolishes several myths surrounding the Luftwaffe, including the belief that they had no ideas beyond the support of ground forces.

Luftwaffe

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Author : John Pimlott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Luftwaffe written by John Pimlott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.

This stunning pictorial record of the German Air Force, from its establishment in the 1930s through service in World War II from 1939 to 1945, features a wealth of rare images complemented by dramatic and thoroughly researched text. 250 photos.

The Luftwaffe 1933 45

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Author : Williamson Murray
language : en
Publisher: Brassey's Commemorative Series
Release Date : 1996

The Luftwaffe 1933 45 written by Williamson Murray and has been published by Brassey's Commemorative Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.

This is comprehensive study of the German Luftwaffe (air force). It is a contribution to the history of World War II, and to strategic thinking about the use and limitations of air power

The Luftwaffe

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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-19

The Luftwaffe written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-19 with categories.

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of fighting between the Luftwaffe and the Allies *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "My Luftwaffe is invincible...And so now we turn to England. How long will this one last - two, three weeks?" - Hermann Goering, June 1940 The Third Reich's Luftwaffe began World War II with significant advantages over other European air forces, playing a critical role in the German war machine's swift, powerful advance. By war's end, however, the Luftwaffe had been decimated by combat losses and crippled by poor decisions at the highest levels of military decision-making, and it proved unable to challenge Allied air superiority despite a last-minute upsurge in German aircraft production. Given its unique strengths and distinctive weaknesses by the personal quirks of the men who developed it, the Luftwaffe initially overwhelmed the more conservative, outdated military aviation of other countries. Its leaders embraced such concepts as the dive-bomber, which proved both utterly devastating and extremely useful for supporting the sweeping, powerful movements of Blitzkrieg, while other martial establishments rejected dive-bombers as impractical or even impossible. Though the superb fighting qualities of highly trained and motivated German soldiers, and the Third Reich's technological superiority in tank and weapon design, also had crucial roles to play, the Luftwaffe represented the key element making the successes of all other branches possible. While the Luftwaffe enjoyed air superiority, the combat fortunes of the Third Reich continued to ride high. When control of the air passed decisively to the Allies, Germany's hopes of victory began accelerating into a spiral of defeat. Early in the war, prowling masses of Luftwaffe aircraft fatally hampered the attempts of hostile forces to maneuver. The omnipresent Stuka dive-bombers crisscrossing the skies pounced on any infantry or vehicles incautious enough to emerge from hiding during the day, except in foul weather that kept the airplanes grounded. The German forces, meanwhile, moved freely and rapidly, surrounding or bypassing their enemies again and again and thus compelling their surrender. The Luftwaffe's eventual loss of aerial domination exposed the Germans to precisely the same misfortunes on the ground as they had once relentlessly inflicted on the Poles and Russians. In the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, for example, the splendidly lethal Panthers, Tigers, and Tiger II tanks of the Nazi Panzer Divisions never had the opportunity to destroy the flimsily-armored, outgunned Sherman tanks of their American opponents. Instead, American fighter-bombers systematically annihilated them and their supporting infantry formations from the air, leaving the landscape strewn with flipped-over tank hulks and in places literally carpeted with the flesh of dead men. Some 10,000 Germans died and 50,000 surrendered to the western Allies at Falaise, due to Hitler's order to counterattack without air support. During its heyday, however, the Luftwaffe amply proved the leading role played by air power in the modern combined arms formula. It also produced a remarkable number of aces, whose exploits overshadowed the finest pilots of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, or the United States. The Luftwaffe: The History of Nazi Germany's Air Force during World War II looks at the role the German air force played during the war, from its origins to its near demise. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Luftwaffe like never before, in no time at all.

The Life And Death Of The Luftwaffe

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Author : General Werner Baumbach
language : en
Publisher: Tannenberg Publishing
Release Date : 2016-07-26

The Life And Death Of The Luftwaffe written by General Werner Baumbach and has been published by Tannenberg Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with History categories.

The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe is the story of Germany's bomber forces in World War II—the counterpart to the story of German fighter forces told by Adolf Galland in The First and the Last. Designated General of the Bombers—the highest post in the Luftwaffe bomber command—Werner Baumbach saw combat as a dive bomber pilot at Narvik and Dunkirk. Later he commanded the Luftwaffe forces in Norway, attacking Allied convoys on the Murmansk run, and led Germany's bomber fleets on the Russian front and in the Mediterranean. An outspoken critic of the Luftwaffe blunders committed by Göring and Hitler, Baumbach was saved from dismissal only by his extraordinary record of leadership and courage. In The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe, he presents a rare inside view of German decisions and strategy, based on personal combat experience and official Luftwaffe files—from the blitzkrieg in Poland and the fall of France to the Battle of Britain, the siege of Stalingrad, and the collapse of German air power under the torrent of American bombing at the end of World War II.

Luftwaffe

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Author : Alfred Price
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 1973

Luftwaffe written by Alfred Price and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.

Luftwaffe Combat Reports

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Author : Bob Carruthers
language : en
Publisher: Coda Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-03

Luftwaffe Combat Reports written by Bob Carruthers and has been published by Coda Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03 with History categories.

"My Luftwaffe is invincible... And so now we turn to England. How long will this one last - two, three weeks?" Hermann Goering, June 1940. These detailed accounts of Luftwaffe combat operations are taken from the extensive series of interviews conducted with higher echelons of the German Fighter Force by the USAAF very shortly after the end of the Second World War. The new generation of German fighters such as the Me.262 was at the forefront of the agenda and the USAAF were particularly keen to learn as much as they could about these machines and their successes and failures. These fascinating insights cover the experience of the Luftwaffe during the whole war and are drawn from the interviews conducted by those who managed to excel despite all that was thrown at them: Heinz Bar, an ace with 240 victories to his credit; Walter Dahl, an anti-bomber specialist; 'Hitsch' Hitschhold, who undertook many high-risk operations with his Stukas and FW-190's; and Adolf Galland, last commander of the Luftwaffe and author of the classic memoir, "The First and the Last." The frustrations which the pilots of the Luftwaffe encountered in their own aircraft is well voiced within these pages, as is the tenuous relationship between the fighter and bomber wings of the Luftwaffe. Political interference, the bane of the Wehrmacht, also raised its head within the Luftwaffe and the consequences of intermeddling by Hitler and others in the Nazi machine are expressed in the interviews. These absorbing primary source accounts of aerial combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level provide a unique window on the Luftwaffe at war.

The Luftwaffe In World War Ii

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Author : Richard L. Blanco
language : en
Publisher: Julian Messner
Release Date : 1987

The Luftwaffe In World War Ii written by Richard L. Blanco and has been published by Julian Messner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.

Treats the development of the German air force under Herman Goering and its part in World War II, describing the airplanes and other equipment and the destruction of the air force by the end of the war.

The Luftwaffe Its Rise And Fall

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Author : Hauptmann Hermann (pseud.)
language : en
Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's sons
Release Date : 1943

The Luftwaffe Its Rise And Fall written by Hauptmann Hermann (pseud.) and has been published by New York : G.P. Putnam's sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Airplanes, Military categories.

Tysk militærhistorie, krigshistorie, 2. Verdenskrig, om det tyske flyvevåben: der Luftwaffe - amerikansk bog som udkom i 1943. Bogen angives at være skrevet af en tysk flyverofficer, som forlod Tyskland lige inden 2. Verdenskrig, og hvis navn - rimeligt nok - ikke kunne offentliggøres på udgivelsestidspunktet. Bogen beskriver det tyske flyvevåbens storhed og fald - udviklingen fra 1. Verdenskrig, og i Mellemkrigsårene under Nazityskland og i de første år af 2. Verdenskrig, som først var sejrrige og siden bestemt ikke var det - altsammen betragtet gennem en tysk pilot og flyverofficers øjne. Bogen har forord af Curt Riess.