Luftwaffe: The Illustrated History of the German Air Force in WWII [Paperback]

With over 200 photos,Luftwaffeprovides a full pictorial history of the aircraft and key figures of the German Air Force in WWII, from the Blitzkrieg invasions of Poland and France to the defence of Germany.

The GermanLuftwaffereigned supreme in the early years of World War II, developing new combined-arms tactics to produce theBlitzkrieg(Lightning War) that quickly conquered Poland, the Low Countries and France. German ground attack aircraft and light bombers, such as the Ju 87 Stuka, Ju 88 fighter-bomber and He 111, provided close support for swift-moving German armoured formations. However, in the Battle of Britain theLuftwaffefailed to achieve supremacy over the British Royal Air Force; and once the American USAAF began extensive bombing campaigns against the Reich from 1943, theLuftwaffehad to develop new fighters  such as the jet fighter Me 252 and He 163  to counter the bomber threat.
Luftwaffeprovides a full pictorial record of the German Air Force, from the testing ground of the Spanish Civil War to the final days of the Reich. Key figures, such as Hitler himself,Luftwaffechief Hermann Goering, as well as manyLuftwaffepilots and aces, are also featured.