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- Luftwaffe : Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940
- Publication Name
- The Luftwaffe
- Title
- The Luftwaffe
- Subtitle
- Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-40
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780700609628
- ISBN
- 9780700609628
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Germany, Military / World War II
- Release Date
- 30/07/1997
- Release Year
- 1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Series
- Modern War Studies
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
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At the end of World War I, the German military machine lay devastated, forbidden any attempt to rebuild. But by the dawn of World War II, its army and air forces had both been rejuvenated to sufficient vigor to conquer most of Europe. As James Corum shows, the Luftwaffe's dramatic resurrection underscored the remarkable success of Germany's visionary interwar planning. A superb example of both military and intellectual history, Corum's study provides a complete and accurate account of the evolution of German military aviation theory, doctrine, war games, and operations between the two world wars. It reveals how the Germans, in defiance of Versailles, thoroughly studied and tested the lessons of World War I, analyzed the emerging air doctrines of other nations, and experimented with innovative aviation technology to create the world's most powerful air force by 1940. Drawing heavily upon archival sources, Corum discloses the debates within the General Staff--led by the likes of Hans van Seeckt, Helmuth Wilberg, Wolfram von Richthofen, and Walter Wever--about the future role of airpower and the problems of aligning aviation technology with air doctrine. He challenges previous accounts and demolishes a number of myths, for example demonstrating that Germany did not dismiss the potential of strategic bombing or embrace terror bombing of civilian populations, and was not heavily influenced by its popular culture's romance with aviation. Corum also illuminates Germany's comprehensive approach to highly mobile combined-arms warfare, its secret research and training in the Soviet Union, and its remarkable successes during the Spanish Civil War. While focusing primarily on the interwar period, he extends his analysis into the early years of World War II to examine the Luftwaffe's effectiveness in Poland and France, and expose its flaws in the Battle of Britain. As a companion to Corum's acclaimed study of the German army between the wars, The Luftwaffe reminds us how operational doctrine, combined with one of the greatest fighting forces ever assembled, indelibly altered the fate of nations.
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University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700609628
ISBN-13
9780700609628
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Luftwaffe : Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Germany, Military / World War II
Publication Year
1997
Genre
History
Number of Pages
392 Pages
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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
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"A distinguished and provocative book that makes a major contribution to the fields of air power history and German military history."-- Dennis Showalter , author of Tannenburg: Clash of Empires "A first-rate, convincing, and impeccably researched account of the forging of the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine that carried it through the opening campaigns of the Second World War."-- Richard R. Muller , author of The German Air War in Russia "A great achievement that impresses by the author's comprehensive grasp of his subject.-- Horst Boog , editor of The Conduct of the Air War in the Second World War "Against the dogma that the Luftwaffe was merely a 'tactical air force,' Corum provides some powerful arguments. His work is a necessary correction to the historical record."-- Klaus A. Maier , coauthor of the multivolume Germany and the Second World War "The best account of the development of the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine and theory to appear in any language."-- Edward L. Homze , author of Arming the Luftwaffe: The Reich Air Ministry and the German Aircraft Industry "This lucid and vigorously argued volume can be warmly recommended to everyone interested in the history of air power in the first half of the twentieth century."-- Brian Bond , author of The Pursuit of Victory and War and Society in Europe, 18701970, "A distinguished and provocative book that makes a major contribution to the fields of air power history and German military history."-- Dennis Showalter , author of Tannenburg: Clash of Empires "A first-rate, convincing, and impeccably researched account of the forging of the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine that carried it through the opening campaigns of the Second World War."-- Richard R. Muller , author of The German Air War in Russia "A great achievement that impresses by the author's comprehensive grasp of his subject.-- Horst Boog , editor of The Conduct of the Air War in the Second World War "Against the dogma that the Luftwaffe was merely a 'tactical air force,' Corum provides some powerful arguments. His work is a necessary correction to the historical record."-- Klaus A. Maier , coauthor of the multivolume Germany and the Second World War "The best account of the development of the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine and theory to appear in any language."-- Edward L. Homze , author of Arming the Luftwaffe: The Reich Air Ministry and the German Aircraft Industry "This lucid and vigorously argued volume can be warmly recommended to everyone interested in the history of air power in the first half of the twentieth century."-- Brian Bond , author of The Pursuit of Victory and War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970, "A distinguished and provocative book that makes a major contribution to the fields of air power history and German military history."Dennis Showalter , author of Tannenburg: Clash of Empires "A first-rate, convincing, and impeccably researched account of the forging of the Luftwaffes operational doctrine that carried it through the opening campaigns of the Second World War."Richard R. Muller , author of The German Air War in Russia "A great achievement that impresses by the authors comprehensive grasp of his subject.Horst Boog , editor of The Conduct of the Air War in the Second World War "Against the dogma that the Luftwaffe was merely a tactical air force,Corum provides some powerful arguments. His work is a necessary correction to the historical record."Klaus A. Maier , coauthor of the multivolume Germany and the Second World War "The best account of the development of the Luftwaffes operational doctrine and theory to appear in any language."Edward L. Homze , author of Arming the Luftwaffe: The Reich Air Ministry and the German Aircraft Industry "This lucid and vigorously argued volume can be warmly recommended to everyone interested in the history of air power in the first half of the twentieth century."Brian Bond , author of The Pursuit of Victory and War and Society in Europe, 18701970, "Belongs on the shelf of every serious student of German air power between the wars."-- Journal of Military History "This superb work marks Corum as one of the premier scholars of German military history in the United States."-- New York Military Affairs Symposium Newsletter "Corum convincingly demolishes several myths, including beliefs that the Luftwaffe had no ideas beyond the support of ground forces and that its leadership in the Second World War lacked deep professional grounding."-- RUSI Journal "A new and innovative explanation of why the Luftwaffe proved so formidable against its British and French rivals. an impressive and groundbreaking study."-- History Reviews of New Books "An eye-opening appraisal of Germany's air forces from the post-World War I era through the early stages of World War II. Revisionist military history of a high order."-- Kirkus Reviews, "A distinguished and provocative book that makes a major contribution to the fields of air power history and German military history."- Dennis Showalter , author of Tannenburg: Clash of Empires "A first-rate, convincing, and impeccably researched account of the forging of the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine that carried it through the opening campaigns of the Second World War."- Richard R. Muller , author of The German Air War in Russia "A great achievement that impresses by the author's comprehensive grasp of his subject.- Horst Boog , editor of The Conduct of the Air War in the Second World War "Against the dogma that the Luftwaffe was merely a 'tactical air force,' Corum provides some powerful arguments. His work is a necessary correction to the historical record."- Klaus A. Maier , coauthor of the multivolume Germany and the Second World War "The best account of the development of the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine and theory to appear in any language."- Edward L. Homze , author of Arming the Luftwaffe: The Reich Air Ministry and the German Aircraft Industry "This lucid and vigorously argued volume can be warmly recommended to everyone interested in the history of air power in the first half of the twentieth century."- Brian Bond , author of The Pursuit of Victory and War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970, "Belongs on the shelf of every serious student of German air power between the wars."Journal of Military History "This superb work marks Corum as one of the premier scholars of German military history in the United States."New York Military Affairs Symposium Newsletter "Corum convincingly demolishes several myths, including beliefs that the Luftwaffe had no ideas beyond the support of ground forces and that its leadership in the Second World War lacked deep professional grounding."RUSI Journal "A new and innovative explanation of why the Luftwaffe proved so formidable against its British and French rivals. an impressive and groundbreaking study."History Reviews of New Books "An eye-opening appraisal of Germanys air forces from the post-World War I era through the early stages of World War II. Revisionist military history of a high order."Kirkus Reviews
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Lessons of World War I 2. The Response to Disarmament: Von Seeckt and Wilberg 3. Preparation for Aerial Rearmament 4. Theory and Air Doctrine in the Wever Era, 1933-1936 5. Air Organization and Technology in the Wever Era, 1933-1936 6. The Luftwaffe in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 7. The Luftwaffe Prepares for War: Problems with Leadership and Organization Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1997
Lccn
97-006943
Dewey Decimal
358.4/00943/09041
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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