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Eagles of the Third Reich: Men of the Luftwaffe in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series) (Stackpole Military History Series)
Eagles of the Third Reich Men of the Luftwaffe in World War II - Stackpole Military History Series Author:Samuel W. Mitcham 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 Ado... more »lf 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.« less