American fighter pilots faced an impossible mission when they were ordered to escort bombers all the way to Berlin in 1944.

In the smoke-filled skies of World War II, two German pilots changed how battles were fought above the clouds. They were not merely aces; they were innovators who transformed air tactics through ...

He is a German Luftwaffe ace with 81 confirmed victories on the Eastern front. Now a 103-year-old veteran, his talent[...] ...

Previously published in two vols as: Fighters of the Luftwaffe. 1993 - Bombers of the Luftwaffe. 1994. Omnibus ed. first published: 1997.

Vol. 1, section 1. Birth of the Luftwaffe fighter force -- volume 1, section 2. The Spanish Civil War -- volume 1, section 3. Blitzkrieg and sitzkrieg : Poland and France, 1939-1940 -- volume 1, ...