DEFENDERS OF THE REICH: The Luftwaffe's War Against America's Bombers

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The story of the Luftwaffe fighter arm's desperate defense of the Third Reich from the growing Allied bomber offensive in World War II. Focusses on the story of the pilots, aircraft, weaponry, the dangerous missions, and Luftwaffe tactics against the USAAF and the RAF bombers from the summer of 1942 through to VE Day. Uses German and Allied archival documents coupled with interviews with former Jagdwaffe pilots to tell the history of this last-ditch aerial campaign from the perspective of the Luftwaffe. Contains a 16-page black and white plate section.