In Furious Skies (Hardback)
Flying with Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War
Aviation Aviation in WWII P&S History Hitler & the Third Reich Luftwaffe 20th Century
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
Pages: 280
Illustrations: 40 black and white illustrations
ISBN: 9781526785237
Published: 30th August 2022
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When a proud Adolf Hitler revealed his new Luftwaffe to the world in March 1935, it was the largest, most modern military air arm the world had seen. Equipped with the latest monoplane fighter and bomber aircraft manned by well-trained and motivated crews, it soon became evident that the Luftwaffe also possessed a high degree of technical superiority over Germany’s future enemies.
Yet within just nine years the once-mightiest air force in the world had reached total collapse, destroyed in part by the very people responsible for creating it. By 1944, the Luftwaffe, wearied by aerial battles on multiple fronts combined with tactical mismanagement from the highest levels of command, were unable to match their enemies in both production and manpower. By this time the Luftwaffe was fighting for its survival, and for the survival of Germany itself, above the burning cities of the Third Reich, facing odds sometimes as high as ten-to-one in the air.
Told through the eyes of the fighter and bomber crews themselves, this book explores previously unpublished first-hand accounts of the rise and fall of one of the most formidable air forces in twentieth-century military history. It paints a haunting picture of the excitement, fear, romance intertwined with the brutality, futility and wastefulness that is war.
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About Tim Heath
Tim Heath was born into a military family. Following the successful debut of Hitler’s Girls, Tim has published a number of titles, expertly ‘shining a light’ on the overlooked parts of an otherwise heavily scrutinised period of modern history.