The Luftwaffe War Diaries
New York, N.Y. Ballantine Books, 1969. First Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. xxiii, [1], 580, [4] pages . Illustrations. Some cover wear. Foreword, Preface, and Translators Note. Chapters on Blitzkrieg on Poland, North Sea Triangle, Assault on the West, The Battle of Britain, Mediterranean Theatre 1941, Night Defence of the Reich, Operation Barbarossa, Mediterranean Theatre 1942, War over the Ocean, Disaster in Russia, and The Battle of Germany. Also includes Appendices on Luftwaffe Order of Battle against Poland on September 1, 1939; Luftwaffe Losses in the Polish Campaign; Strength and Losses of the Polish Air Force in September 1939; Luftwaffe Order of Battle for the Scandinavian Invasion; Luftwaffe Order of Battle against Britain on "Adlertag", August 13, 1940; Operational Orders of 1 Air Corps for the first attack on London, September 7, 1940; Losses of the British Mediterranean Fleet to attack by VIII Air Corps off Crete, May 21 to June 1, 1941; Composition and Losses of German Forces in the Airborne Invasion of Crete, May 20 to June 2, 1941, Progressive Composition of the German Night-Fighter Arm; Luftwaffe Order of Battle at Outset of Russian Campaign, June 22, 1941; Statement Issued on March 17, 1954 by Field-Martial Kesselring on the Subject of Luftwaffe Policy and the Question of a German Four-engined Bomber; Production According to Year and Purpose; German Aircraft Losses on the Russian Front, June 22, 1941 to April 8, 1942, The Stalingrad Air-Lift; German Aircrew Losses, 1939-1944; Specimen Night Combat Report; Victories of German Fighter Pilots in World War II; and Losses of the Civil Population in Air Raids, 1939-1945, Bibliography & Index. More