{"product_id":"phoenix-a-complete-history-of-the-luftwaffe-19181945-volume-2-the-genesis-of-air-power-19351937-9781910777275","title":"Phoenix: A Complete History of the Luftwaffe 1918-1945: Volume 2 - The Genesis of Air Power 1935-1937","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on forty years of detailed research  Phoenix  A Complete History of the Luftwaffe 19181945 is a unique history of the wartime German Luftwaffe. Going far beyond a simple description of famous air battles and operations  the overall work draws extensively on original documents  secondary sources and contemporary accounts to place the Luftwaffe within its proper historical context  gather together its many disparate components and provide a hitherto unpublished balance to its diverse activities.  In addition to the lead role of the combat air forces  the history provides a proper emphasis to the largely unsung work of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery  Luftwaffe ground forces  Signals Service and the Medical Services. It also examines in detail the vital work of the huge training organization  and the organization and role of a continent-wide ground organization.  All theaters are covered  thus placing a much needed emphasis on the Luftwaffes momentous struggle in the East  a theater of operations that was always more urgent and more vital to the Wehrmacht. Throughout this work Luftwaffe activities are set within the wider role of overall military operations and Luftwaffe activity is therefore placed back within its proper context in the overall European conflict.  Volume 2: The Genesis of Air Power 1935-1937 covers a still neglected area  namely the early years of post-Reichswehr development from March 1935. During this period the concept of operativer Luftkrieg was formalized  operational commands established  new units and bases created  new equipment introduced and the training of personnel expanded. Key studies include: the formation of the Flakartillerie  the Luftwaffe General Staff  Luftwaffe uniforms  the construction program of 193539  the development and production of new combat aircraft and weapons  flying training  the Luftwaffen-Reserve  the supply organization  the development of the Regiment General Goring and the remilitarization of the Rhineland. In addition the Luftwaffes involvement in Spain is considered in depth from initial operations by the German volunteers to the deployment of the Legion Condor in the battles around Madrid and on the Northern Front.  The structure of the Phoenix Project is unique. Five major themes run throughout the historys constituent volumes  (A) Strategy and Command  (B) Ministerial Activity  (C) Technology and Production  (D) Infrastructure and Training  and (E) Operations. These divisions enable the reader to pursue particular areas of interest throughout the overall work or to look at the interrelationships between the various aspects of Luftwaffe activity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651761463349,"sku":"ByrdShop_1910777277","price":77.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781910777275.jpg?v=1781839937","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/phoenix-a-complete-history-of-the-luftwaffe-19181945-volume-2-the-genesis-of-air-power-19351937-9781910777275","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}