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Wolfram Von Richthofen - Master of the German Air War (Hardcover)
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Wolfram Von Richthofen - Master of the German Air War (Hardcover)
Series: Modern War Studies
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Luftwaffe commander Wolfram von Richthofen was a brilliant master
of the tactical and operational air war and one of the key
catalysts in the resurrection of Germany's air force. Long
overshadowed in history by his cousin, World War I's famous "Red
Baron," von Richthofen served in seven major air campaigns from
1936 to 1944, and as senior air commander he was always at the
center of the action. For this first full-length biography of von
Richthofen, James Corum has mined the field marshal's extensive
diaries, which provide a detailed record of military campaigns,
tactical and operational problems, interactions with other
commanders, and his assessment of methods and weaponry. He has also
drawn on interviews with former Luftwaffe members and on his
unparalleled access to von Richthofen family papers and photos.
Corum reveals how, before World War II, von Richthofen played a
central role in developing and building the Luftwaffe and such
famous aircraft as the Me 109 fighter and He 111 bomber. He then
delivered tactical and operational successes in the Spanish Civil
War, where he established the close air support tactics that became
an essential trademark of the German blitzkrieg. As commander of
the Special Air Division in the invasion of Poland, he demonstrated
the effectiveness of massed airpower and in 1940 helped produce a
dramatic German victory in France by providing close air support
for Von Kleist's panzer divisions as they raced to the English
Channel. Later he also led the Luftwaffe's Second Air Fleet against
the Allied landings in Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio. Providing a
fully rounded portrait, Corum also cites von Richthofen's signal
defeats in the Battle of Britain and around Stalingrad; depicts his
arrogant and ruthless tendencies; and reveals his loyal but nave
belief in Hitler. Cutting through the myths that have grown around
von Richthofen's life, Corum's study fills a major gap in the
literature and offers new insight into German military culture,
Hitler's strategic thinking, and their impact on the German way of
war.
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