Die deutsche Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Bildern NO DUST JACKET

Hardcover 22x26 cm, 264 pages. Bilingual German / English. This book is a closed picture documentation about the structure and use of the German Air Force during the Second World War. Using mostly unpublished images, including from foreign sources, the Luftwaffe's fight on all fronts is vividly depicted. Countless pictures from all areas of operation and many detailed photos provide a cross-section of the events that the German military pilots were confronted with. The images show Stuka, bombers and fighters approaching, in combat and after their missions, pilots, gunners and parachutists in action, ground personnel carrying out maintenance and commanders discussing the situation - but also the sad result: destruction and fields of rubble. The book is divided into years and theaters of war. For each picture chapter, a detailed text section provides chronological information about the course of the fighting, the own and the enemy's losses and the operational conduct of the campaigns. The squadrons deployed and the types of aircraft involved are mentioned. The appendix provides, among other things, statistical information about aircraft production, operational strength on the individual fronts, losses and provides information about the air force's command structure. The performance and downfall of the German Luftwaffe, from the first day of the war to its collapse, are very successfully captured in this book in the form of an objective depiction of war history. 9783895558573 Podzun verlag