The Luftwaffe
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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.
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 Over Germany
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Author : Donald Caldwell
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2014-04-02
The Luftwaffe Over Germany written by Donald Caldwell and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-02 with History categories.
"A wonderful book on the Luftwaffe's WW2 operations (German Air Force) and its struggle to defend Germany from the Allied bomber attacks." —FSAddon The Luftwaffe over Germany tells the story of one of the longest and most intense air battles in history. The daylight air struggles over Germany during World War II involved thousands of aircraft, dozens of units, and hundreds of aerial engagements. Until now, there has been no single book that covers the complete story, from the highest levels of air strategy to the individual tales of Fw 190s, Bf 109s and Me 262s in air combat against the American bomber streams. This ground-breaking work explores the detrimental effect of Luftwaffe theory and doctrine on the German air arms ability to defend the homeland once the Allied Combined Bomber Offensive began in earnest. By mid-1944, they had lost the battle—but had exacted a terrible price from the Americans in the process. The product of a ten-year collaboration between two noted Luftwaffe historians, this work fills a major gap in the literature of World War II. The authors have examined original war diaries, logbooks, doctrine manuals, after-action reports, and interviews with many combat veterans to produce a richly detailed account. Illustrated with nearly two hundred photographs, as well as new maps and diagrams, this is the standard work on the subject. "Looking for a better book on the German air defense of the Third Reich in daylight during the war would probably be a useless endeavor." — A Wargamers Needful Things
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.
The Rise Of The Luftwaffe Forging The Secret German Air Weapon 1918 1940
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Author : Herbert Molloy Mason
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
The Rise Of The Luftwaffe Forging The Secret German Air Weapon 1918 1940 written by Herbert Molloy Mason and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Air detenses categories.
The Luftwaffe In Camera 1942 1945
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Author : Alfred Price
language : en
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 1998
The Luftwaffe In Camera 1942 1945 written by Alfred Price and has been published by Alan Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Having spent time touring Germany, Alfred Price has compiled this pictorial record of the Luftwaffe's activities during the second half of World War II. The book covers the Luftwaffe's final years of war and depicts its aircraft operations and men in their descent into final but gallant defeat at the hands of the Allies.
Hitler S Miracle Weapons The Luftwaffe And Kriegsmarine
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Author : Friedrich Georg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Hitler S Miracle Weapons The Luftwaffe And Kriegsmarine written by Friedrich Georg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
How close did Hitler come to his dream of developing nuclear weapons? What evidence is there for the design, testing and production of such weapons, and their carrier systems? With this first volume in a series of at least three, Friedrich Georg has begun to answer these questions in great detail. The result is a groundbreaking new book on this topic. This first volume describes the efforts of the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine to design and produce carrier-systems for the nuclear weapons the scientists of the Third Reich were developing. Following an introductory section in which the author outlines the Nazi atom bomb programme, Georg then investigates the enormous variety of craft the Luftwaffe began to either adapt, or develop anew, that would be used to carry such weapons of mass destruction. These included the search for an intercontinental 'Amerikabomber', including the innovative Horten Ho XVIII. Lighter designs, such as the Arado Ar E 555, Messerschmitt P 1107 & 1108, and Junkers EF 132 & 140 are also described. The various atom bombs themselves are thoroughly investigated, from the 1-ton to the massive 30-ton variety. Information about the variety of carrier systems being developed-and in at least one case, actually built-by the Kriegsmarine is also provided. Finally, the author investigates the reasons why Germany ultimately failed to produce the atom bomb. Appendices provide the most up-to-date research on a variety of topics, including the small number of craft Japan was developing to carry atom bombs, and the Soviet capture of German nuclear research centres in the Baltic region at the end of the war. Throughout, the author is keen to only rely on the most reliable sources, and lays many myths to rest in the process. The result is a truly compelling and groundbreaking work.
The Luftwaffe S Blitz
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Author : Chris Goss
language : en
Publisher: Crecy Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Luftwaffe S Blitz written by Chris Goss and has been published by Crecy Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Due to the failure of the day campaign during what has become known as the Battle of Britain, on 7 September 1940, the Luftwaffe commenced bombing London and major cities, predominantly by night. What became known as the Blitz continued until 10 May 1941 with many towns and cities across the country being attacked and London being attacked 57 nights in succession. By the end of May 1941, over 43,000 civilians, half of them in London, had been killed by bombing and more than a million houses destroyed or damaged in London alone. The Blitz failed to break the morale of the British people and any thoughts of a German invasion were cancelled with German attention quickly being transferred to the Soviet Union. Accordingly, the intensity of the attacks against mainland Britain lessened considerably. Much has been written about the Blitz from a British perspective but The Luftwaffe's Blitz tells the story from the viewpoint of the German aircrew involved, many of whom were shot down and taken prisoner. Using over 30 first hand accounts and previously unpublished photos, The Luftwaffe's Blitz details the Luftwaffe's assault against the United Kingdom in 1941, covering the major attacks and those that occurred during the remaining months of that year. Integrated with accounts from the aircrew of RAF's embryonic night fighter force as they fought against the Luftwaffe night after night in very difficult and sometimes primitive circumstances, this book provides a new perspective on the Blitz from the attacker's point of view. Book jacket.
Luftwaffe
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Author : Williamson Murray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Luftwaffe written by Williamson Murray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
Hitler S Northern War
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Author : Adam R. A. Claasen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Hitler S Northern War written by Adam R. A. Claasen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Adolf Hitler had high hopes for his conquest of Norway, which held both great symbolic and great strategic value for the Fuhrer. Despite early successes, however, his ambitious northern campaign foundered and ultimately failed. Adam Claasen for the first time reveals the full story of this neglected episode and shows how it helped doom the Third Reich to defeat. Hitler and Raeder, the chief of the German navy, were determined to take and keep Norway. By doing so, they hoped to preempt Allied attempts to outflank Germany, protect sea lanes for German ships, access precious Scandinavian minerals for war production, and provide a launchpad for Luftwaffe and naval operations against Great Britain. Beyond those strategic objectives, Hitler also envisioned Norway as part of a pan-Nordic stronghold—a centerpiece of his new world order. But, as Claasen shows, Hitler's grand expectations were never realized. Gring's Luftwaffe was the vital spearhead in the invasion of Norway, which marked a number of wartime firsts. Among other things, it involved the first large-scale aerial operations over sea rather than land, the first time operational objectives and logistical needs were fulfilled by air power, and the first deployment of paratroopers. Although it got off to a promising start, the German effort, particularly against British and arctic convoys, was greatly hampered by flawed strategic thinking, interservice rivalries between the Luftwaffe and navy, the failure to develop a long-range heavy bomber, the diversion of planes and personnel to shore up the German war effort elsewhere, and the northern theater's harsh climate and terrain. Claasen's study covers every aspect of this ill-fated campaign from the 1940 invasion until war's end and shows how it was eventually relegated to a backwater status as Germany fought to survive in an increasingly unwinnable war. His compelling account sharpens our picture of the German air force and widens our understanding of the Third Reich's way of war.