Heath, Tim In Furious Skies. Flying with Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War

When a proud Adolf Hitler revealed his new Luftwaffe to the world in March 1935, it was the largest, most modern military air arm the world had seen. Equipped with the latest monoplane fighter and bomber aircraft manned by well-trained and motivated crews, it soon became evident that the Luftwaffe also possessed a high degree of technical superiority over Germanys future enemies.
Yet within just nine years the once-mightiest air force in the world had reached total collapse, destroyed in part by the very people responsible for creating it. By 1944, the Luftwaffe, wearied by aerial battles on multiple fronts combined with tactical mismanagement from the highest levels of command, were unable to match their enemies in both production and manpower. By this time the Luftwaffe was fighting for its survival, and for the survival of Germany itself, above the burning cities of the Third Reich, facing odds sometimes as high as ten-to-one in the air.
Told through the eyes of the fighter and bomber crews themselves, this book explores previously unpublished first-hand accounts of the rise and fall of one of the most formidable air forces in twentieth-century military history. It paints a haunting picture of the excitement, fear, romance intertwined with the brutality, futility and wastefulness that is war.

But within just nine years, the once most powerful air force in the world had completely collapsed, partly destroyed by the same people who had built it. By 1944, exhausted by aerial combat on multiple fronts and tactical mismanagement at the highest levels, the Luftwaffe was no longer able to keep up with its opponents, either in production or manpower. At the time, the Luftwaffe was fighting for its survival and the survival of Germany itself over the burning cities of the Third Reich, with the odds in the air sometimes ten to one.
Told through the eyes of the fighter and bomber crews themselves, this book explores previously unpublished first-hand accounts of the rise and fall of one of the most formidable air forces in 20th century military history. It paints a vivid picture of the excitement, fear and romance interwoven with the brutality, futility and waste of war.