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Operation Barbarossa 1941
The Luftwaffe Opens the Eastern Front Campaign
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Artikel-Nr:
9781472861504
Veröffentl:
2024
Erscheinungsdatum:
13.08.2024
Seiten:
96
Autor:
William E Hiestand
Gewicht:
454 g
Format:
248x184x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
William E. Hiestand has worked for over 30 years as a US Department of Defense analyst, focusing on military issues and serving in a wide variety of analytic, leadership and representational roles. He holds an MA in History from Cornell University, and has a lifelong interest in military history with a particular focus on 20th-century armoured and mechanized operations and Soviet military history. He lives in Virginia near Washington DC.
Barbarossa was the biggest German invasion of World War II. Comprehensively illustrated, this study explores the air campaign that spearheaded it, and how it evolved during the rest of 1941.
INTRODUCTIONOriginsCHRONOLOGYATTACKER'S CAPABILITIESThe Luftwaffe at its peakCommand and controlTactics and aircraftLogistics and trainingLeadersAxis alliesOrganizationLuftwaffe order of battleDEFENDER'S CAPABILITIESStalin's airpowerCommand and controlAircraftTraining, logistics, and maintenanceLeadershipSoviet order of battleCAMPAIGN OBJECTIVESConquest in the eastTHE CAMPAIGNSpearheading the invasionBarbarossa drives eastThe Axis and Soviet air arms in mid-campaignOperation TyphoonAFTERMATH AND ANALYSISFURTHER READINGINDEX