LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER FORCE: THE VIEW FROM THE COCKPIT

Adolf Galland, Hubertus Hitschhold et all

ISBN 10: 1848329857 / ISBN 13: 9781848329850

Published by PEN & SWORD BOOKS, 2016

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Softback, 224 pagesPublished Price £12.99 This selection of accounts lifts the lid on how the Luftwaffe operated and carried out its missions. Collected by the US Army during briefings shortly after the end of the end of the war, these reports reveal the views of major figures within the German fighter force on everything from their aircraft, operations and tactics, to training, technology, aircrews and reasons for the ultimate failure of the Luftwaffe. Probably best described as more of a view from Berlin than the cockpit !Many of the reports are by the 103-victory ace Adolf Galland, the author of the classic memoir The First and the Last. He discusses, among other things, escort tactics, fighter tactics, bomber tactics and Luftwaffe opinions of Allied aircraft performance. The chief of the ground force attack force, 'Hitsch' Hitschhold, shows how his Fw-190s and Stukas accomplished high-risk operations; Heinz Bar, a 240-victory ace, describes how he led fighter missions; and Walter Dahl, ace anti-bomber specialist, explains his tactics against boxes of B-17s. Brimming with fascinating insights, this is an invaluable source for anyone interested in aviation during the Second World War.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER FORCE: THE VIEW FROM THE COCKPIT
• Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848329857
• ISBN 13: 9781848329850
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military History

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Synopsis

Compiling the first draft of the history of the air war, Allied interrogators debriefed senior Luftwaffe officers – leading ace, Adolf Galland, chief among them – in the immediate aftermath of the cessation of fighting in 1945. The accounts presented here outline the operations, tactics, training and technology of the German air force, including their attitudes to Allied planes and pilots, and focus mainly on the later years of the conflict.

About the Author

David C. Isby has been working as a military historian since 1970. He has worked on a wealth of war simulations, and is the author of a number of military books, including G.I. Victory, Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires, Leave No Man Behind, Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army, and Ten Million Bayonets. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.