A facsimile reprint of the official classified study of the Luftwaffe by the Intelligence Branch of the RAF. single volume history of the German Air Force in WWII, It was originally published as a textbook by the British Air Ministry following WWII for Staff Colleges in 1948. Examines the reconstitution of the German Air Force, pre-war policy and preparations, operational history in WWII including the debacle in Italy, the final Russian offensive and the Anglo-American breakthrough in the west. The book details the Luftwaffe's aircraft, equipment, tactics and leadership… its origins and build-up during the Nazi period of the 1930s. Based on German documents and statistics, either captured during the war or subsequently recovered from the scattered archives of the Luftwaffe, it provides a clear and concise narrative."
With a new introduction by Air Commodore H. A. Probert, MBE, MA, RAF (Retd. ) , Head of Air Historical Branch (RAF).