Men of the Luftwaffe

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. About the Author: Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. is the author of more than 20 books on World War II, including The Panzer Legions (0-8117-3353-X), Retreat to the Reich (0-8117-3384-X), and The German Defeat in the East (0-8117-3371-8). He lives in Louisiana. SELLING POINTS: Character-based study of why the German air force was defeated Recounts the Luftwaffe in combat from the blitzkrieg of 1939-40 and the Battle of Britain to the Eastern Front and the Normandy campaign… (more)