Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe

Hardcover 19x28 cm, 432 pages. Ride into combat with such Luftwaffe luminaries as ace of aces Erich Hartmann, Gunther Rall, Gerhard Barkhorn and dozens of others as they provide first-hand accounts of the German fighter arm’s epic battle for the skies over Europe, Africa, and Russia. Accurate pen portraits illuminate outstanding fighter leaders and tutor like Werner Molders, Adolph Galland, “Macky” Steinhoff and many more, who invested the Luftwaffe Fighter Arm with its characteristic spirit and vigor. Legendary air heroes like Marseille, and mercurial “Star of Africa”, are shown in hundreds of photos from German collections. Also included are data lists covering all known Luftwaffe aces, night fighter aces, jet aces, and tops & firsts.