{"product_id":"the-luftwaffe-over-germany-defense-of-the-reich-9781853677120","title":"The Luftwaffe over Germany: Defense of the Reich","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Luftwaffe over Germany tells the story of one of the longest and most intense air battles in history. The daylight air struggles over Germany during World War II involved thousands of aircraft  dozens of units  and hundreds of aerial engagements. Until now  there has been no single book that covers the complete story  from the highest levels of air strategy to the individual tales of Fw 190s  Bf 109s and Me 262s in air combat against the American bomber streams.  This work explores the German air defense system until its collapse in 1945. It examines the detrimental effect of Luftwaffe theory and doctrine on the German air arms ability to defend the homeland once the Allied Combined Bomber Offensive began in earnest. The hard-pressed Luftwaffe leadership attempted to cobble together an air-defense network while at the same time tending to the combat fronts in Russia and the Mediterranean. Units developed specialized tactics and weapons for dealing with heavily defended bomber formations  while senior commanders sought to construct an elaborate command and control system integrating radar  observers  anti-aircraft guns  and fighters. By mid-1944  they had lost the battle - but had exacted a terrible price from the Americans in the process.  The product of a ten-year collaboration between two noted Luftwaffe historians  this work fills a major gap in the literature of World War II. The authors have examined original war diaries  logbooks  doctrine manuals  after-action reports  and interviews with many combat veterans to produce a richly detailed account.  Illustrated with nearly two hundred photographs  as well as new maps and diagrams  Luftwaffe Over Germany is certain to become the standard work on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648076898357,"sku":"ByrdShop_1853677124","price":88.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781853677120.jpg?v=1781708743","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-luftwaffe-over-germany-defense-of-the-reich-9781853677120","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}