Jay A Stout

The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe (eBook, ePUB)

The U.S. Army Air Forces Against Germany in World War II

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

San Diego Book AwardWinner: "An excellent overview of the U.S. Army Air Forces' war against Nazi Germany." -Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945 Bronze medalist, Military Writers Society of America When World War II began, the U.S. Army Air Corps numbered only forty-five thousand men and a few thousand aircraft-hardly enough to defend the United States, let alone defeat Germany's Luftwaffe,whose state-of-the-art aircraft and battle-seasoned pilots stood ready to batter any attackers.Yet by the war's end, the Luftwaffe had been crushed, and the U.S. Army Air Forces, successor to the Air Corps, had delivered the decisive blows. This booktells the story of that striking transformation-one of the marvels of modern warfare-while simultaneously thrusting readers into whirling, heart-pounding accounts of aerial combat. Britain's Royal Air Force had been just barely holding the line, and the might of the United States was needed to turn the tide. Almost from scratch, the US built an air force of more than two million men. Thanks to the visionary leadership of Henry "Hap" Arnold, Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, Ira Eaker, James Doolittle, and others, the USAAF assembled a well-trained and superbly equipped force unlike any ever fielded. And thanks to the brave Americans who crewed, maintained, and supported the aircraft, the USAAF annihilated the Luftwaffe, pounding targets deep inside Germany and elsewhere. A stirring tribute to these men as well as an engaging work of history, The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffevividly describes World War II in the skies above Europe-and captures the personalities of the men who won it, whether on the ground or in the air.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Seitenzahl: 477
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780811742405
• Artikelnr.: 44777420

Autorenporträt

Jay A. Stout, a retired U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot, is a senior aviation consultant for a leading defense corporation and has appeared on Fox News as a combat aviation expert. His previous books include Fortress Ploesti (978-1-932033-18-2) and Hammer from Above (978-0-89141-871-9). He lives near San Diego, California.