MEN OF THE LUFTWAFFE. Samuel Mitcham, 1st US ED, HBdj VG

MEN OF THE LUFTWAFFE.

Mitcham, Samuel W, Jr.

Novato, 1988, Presidio, US first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, VG/VG condition, ( light wear to DJ ), 6x9, 356 pages, illus, maps, notes, bibliog, index.

-------------The men who made up the Luftwaffe were brilliant, ambitious, ruthless, deceitful, weak and powerful. The author here presents the gallery in its glory and its infamy, from the start when Goering was commander of a largely-secret German air force. and Erhard Milch was first state secretary for aviation.

---------------Walter Wever (proponent of the strategic bomber), Alfred Kesselring (favored the 2-engine rather than the 4-engine bomber), Ernst Udet (did more harm than good). Hugo Sperrle (Commander of the Condor legion in Spain), Baron von Richthofen (cousin of the Red Baron), Volkmann, Moelders they are all here.Backed by splendid research and written with grace, Men of the Luftwaffe stands out in the field of history of World War II. The play of characters is as fascinating as the overall strategy of the war.

---------------------From its post-World War I beginnings to its virtual destruction by the Allied air forces, the story of the Luftwaffe its successes and its failures is best told by examining its leaders. The vision of Sperrle, proven during the Spanish Civil War, was critical to the success of Nazi blitzkrieg campaigns against Poland and France. The failure of Goering to concentrate his forces against Fighter Command led to the Luftwaffe's defeat in the Battle of Britain. The steadfastness of von Richthofen on the Eastern Front proved invaluable in supporting the beleaguered German army during its long retreat from Moscow.

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