World War II Titles

• A gripping account of the death throes of the Luftwaffe
• Describes all Luftwaffe operations between May 1944 and May 1945
• Includes numerous first-hand accounts by Luftwaffe personnel

The Last Year of the Luftwaffe is a classic story of a once all-conquering force struggling to stave of an inevitable defeat. This superbly written book gives a complete account of Luftwaffe offensive-such as Operation Bodenplatte, over the Ardennes, in December 1944-and defensive operation between May 1944 and the end of World War II.

The Last Year of the Luftwaffe is a comprehensive examination of Hitler's air force, a frank and illuminating look at a crucial year of aerial combat and a fresh analysis of the odds stacked against Germany's daring pilots.

Dr. Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in the RAF, specializing in air fighting tactics. For many years a full-time historian, he has written numerous books on aviation subjects, including The Luftwaffe Data Book and Battle of Britain Day.

Greenhill Books

Luftwaffe at War Series

Volume 17 - THE SEA EAGLES

The Luftwaffe's Maritime Operations

Peter C. Smith

$14.95
Paperback, 72 pages,10 color photos, 99 b/w photos
Order Number:  1-85367-442-7  I want to order this book.

Luftwaffe operations against Allied shipping formed a crucial element in the Third Reich's efforts to win the war. German anti-shipping units were called upon to cripple warships, sink merchantmen, damage port installations, reconnoiter vast expanses of ocean and scatter convoys from as early as the Spanish Civil War right through to the dark days of 1945.

The Sea Eagles draws upon a brilliant array of rare images to present the complete story of Luftwaffe anti-shipping units, their personnel and their aircraft. Peter Smith includes photographs taken in all the key German campaigns of World War II of such mainstays as the He 59, the He 111, the Do 17 and the giant Fw 200 ('Kondor'), as well as more unusual types and variants such as the rare BV 222 and the specially converted Me 109T.

Peter C. Smith is a respected historian specializing in Luftwaffe operations of World War II.

Greenhill Books

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER ACES

Men, Machines, Methods

Mike Spick

$34.95
Hardcover, 256 pages, 30 illustrations, 25 diagrams
Order Number:  1-85367-444-3  I want to order this book.

• An amazing analysis of German bomber and dive-bomber tactics 
• With numerous first-hand accounts by Luftwaffe personnel

The Luftwaffe excelled at ground attack and revolutionized modern warfare. Whether flying in support of the panzer columns in the invasion of Poland and destruction of France, deployed against British airfields and cities, sent in against Soviet tank armies, or thrown into the defense of the Reich, Germany's bomber and dive-bomber pilots wrought havoc across the face of World War II Europe.

Mike Spick outlines the Luftwaffe's revolutionary tactics, first tested during the Spanish Civil War, and highlights individual tactics and methods used against specific types of target.

First-hand accounts add gripping drama to the narrative, and give an unsurpassed appreciation of just what it was like to strafe, dive-bomb, come under attack by fighters and brave the barrage of anti-aircraft guns.

Mike Spick is the author of a number of seminal books, including The Complete Fighter Ace and Allied Fighter Aces (1-85367-282-3) (listed below).

Greenhill Books

ALLIED FIGHTER ACES

The Air Combat Tactics and Techniques of World War II

by Mike Spick

$34.95
Hardcover, 248 pages + 16 pages of b/w photos, 25 diagrams
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A detailed examination of the aircraft and tactics of the top aces in every major theater of the air war. (Greenhill)

DAWN OF D-DAY

These Men Were There: 6 June 1944

David Howarth

$19.95
Paperback, 272 pages, 13 illustrations, 4 maps
Order Number:  1-85367-439-7  I want to order this book.

• The exciting story of the greatest sea borne invasion in history 
• D-Day as seen through the eyes of the participants 
• Includes accounts by British, American, French and German eyewitnesses

In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eyewitnesses and has produced a breathtaking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted.

Based on interviews with survivors and accounts by participants, including American paratroopers, British engineers, French civilians and German soldiers, this enthralling story brings all the drama of 6 June 1944 to life. David Howarth looks at the full range of D-Day experiences, relating the running battles between parachutists and Germans in the Norman countryside, the torment of being under fire for the first time, the agony on the invasion beaches, the shock of the German defenders and all the confusion, elation and horror of battle.

David Howarth was a war correspondent for the BBC in World War II. He began writing in 1951 and earned critical acclaim for such books as We Die Alone, Trafalgar, The Voyage of the Armada and Waterloo: A Near Run Thing.

Greenhill Books

DISCOVERING THE ROMMEL MURDER

The Life and Death of the Desert Fox

by Charles F. Marshall

$19.95
Hardcover, 288 pages, 44 b/w photos
Order Number:  0-8117-1480-2  I want to order this book.

An intimate view of Rommel's background and the intriguing tale of how the world first learned about his murder. Contains previously unpublished letters and photographs from the Rommel family.

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