The Last Year Of The Luftwaffe: May 1944-May 1945 (Greenhill Military Paperbacks)

The Last Year of the Luftwaffe is the classic story of a once all-conquering force struggling to stave off an inevitable and total defeat. This superbly written book gives a complete account of Luftwaffe operations during the last twelve months of the fighting in Europe - including the dramatic Bodenplatte (or 'Baseplate') offensive over the Ardennes in December 1944. In this comprehensive examination of Hitler's air force, Dr Alfred Price examines its state from May 1944 to May 1945, analysing not only the forces available to it, but also the likely potential, and impact, of new aircraft and weapons systems. He also assesses the Luftwaffe's High Command's performance and the effect of Allied attacks and operations. In doing so he rejects a number of long-standing myths, clarifies the impact of the jet and rocket fighters, and demonstrates that the Luftwaffe performed as well as could be expected under the harsh circumstances of fighting a losing war. THE LAST YEAR OF THE LUFTWAFFE......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 3 PREFACE......Page 4 AUTHORS' NOTE......Page 5 MAY 1944......Page 6 DEPLOYMENT OF COMBAT FLYING UNITS, 31 MAY 1944......Page 15 THE WHITE HOPES (1)......Page 24 IN DEFENCE OF THE REICH......Page 39 THE SECOND BATTLE OF FRANCE......Page 48 WAR DIARY, m. GRUPPE SCHLACHTGESCHWADER 4......Page 57 DISASTER IN THE EAST......Page 60 THE ROBOT BOMBARDMENT......Page 68 ATTACK ON THE OIL INDUSTRY......Page 75 PAUSE IN THE AUTUMN......Page 80 THE WHITE HOPES (2)......Page 86 DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES......Page 89 WAR DIARY, m. GRUPPE KAMPFGESCHWADER 76......Page 97 TOTALS OF SERVICEABLE AIRCRAFT, 10 JAN. 1945......Page 99 DEPLOYMENT OF COMBAT FLYING UNITS, 10 JANUARY 1945......Page 100 FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE......Page 108 THE WHITE HOPES (3)......Page 122 DEPLOYMENT OF COMBAT FLYING UNITS, 9 APRIL 1945......Page 127 THE FINAL COLLAPSE......Page 134 EXCERPTS FROM THE WAR DIARY OF KAMPFGESCHWADER 76......Page 145 THE FINAL DAYS......Page 146 WITH HINDSIGHT......Page 148 APPENDIX B: PREFIXES OF LUFTWAFFE FLYING UNITS......Page 157 INDEX......Page 158 END COVER......Page 159 The Last Year of the Luftwaffe КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: GreenhillЯзык: английскийФормат: pdf Размер: 1.18 Мб ifolder.ru 85