Forsyth, Robert To Save An Army. The Stalingrad Airlift

Using the diaries of Luftwaffe commanders and other previously unpublished sources, and augmented by a selection of rare contemporary photographs, Robert Forsyth analyses the human, strategic, tactical and technical elements of one of the most dramatic operations arranged by the Luftwaffe.
Stalingrad ranks as one of the most infamous, savage and emotive battles of the 20th century. It has consumed military historians since the 1950s and has inspired many books and much debate. This book tells the story of the operation mounted by the Luftwaffe to supply, by airlift, the trapped and exhausted German Sixth Army at Stalingrad in the winter of 1942/43. The weather conditions faced by the flying crews, mechanics, and soldiers on the ground were appalling, but against all odds, and a resurgent and active Soviet air force, the transports maintained a determined presence over the ravaged city on the Volga, even when the last airfields in the Stalingrad pocket had been lost.
Yet, even the daily figure of 300 tons of supplies, needed by Sixth Army just to subsist, proved over-ambitious for the Luftwaffe which battled against a lack of transport capacity, worsening serviceability, and increasing losses in badly needed aircraft.
Using previously unpublished diaries, original Luftwaffe reports and specially commissioned artwork, this gripping battle is told in detail through the eyes of the Luftwaffe commanders and pilots who fought to keep the Sixth Army alive and supplied.

The weather conditions faced by the aircrews, mechanics and soldiers on the ground were appalling, but against all odds and a reinvigorated and active Soviet Air Force, the transports maintained a determined presence over the devastated city on the Volga, even as the last airfields in the Stalingrad pocket were lost.
But even the figure of 300 tonnes of supplies needed daily by the 6th Army to sustain itself proved too ambitious for the Luftwaffe, which was struggling with a lack of transport capacity, deteriorating operational capability and increasing losses of urgently needed aircraft.
Using previously unpublished diaries, original Luftwaffe reports and specially commissioned footage, this gripping battle is told in detail from the perspective of the Luftwaffe commanders and pilots who fought to keep the 6th Army alive and supplied.