Eagles of the Third Reich: Men of the Luftwaffe in World War IIStackpole Books, 2007 - 346 pagine
From its secret post--World War I beginnings to its virtual destruction by the Allied air forces, the story of the German air force is best told by examining its leaders--brilliant, ambitious, ruthless, and deceitful men like Hermann Goering, the drug-addicted Luftwaffe commander; Erhard Milch, the half-Jewish head of aircraft production; and Adolf Galland, the general of fighters who often clashed with Goering. Mitcham profiles them and others while describing the Luftwaffe's battles--both in the skies and behind the scenes--and explaining why it was so decisively defeated. |
Sommario
The Secret Air Force | 1 |
Command Fragmentation | 14 |
Spain The First Battle | 31 |
The Buildup and the Outbreak of the War | 51 |
Blitzkrieg | 80 |
The Air War Against Britain 193942 | 95 |
The Balkans Campaign | 114 |
Russia 1941 The Last Blitzkrieg | 127 |
Defeat on All Fronts | 236 |
Ritter von Greim The Last Field Marshal | 266 |
Table of Equivalent Ranks | 279 |
Chain of Command of Luftwaffe Aviation Units | 281 |
Strengths of Luftwaffe Units | 282 |
Glossary of Luftwaffe Terms | 283 |
Other Leading Luftwaffe Personalities | 286 |
The Principal German Aircraft 193545 | 293 |
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