Terror From the Sky - Airwar, Bk 1 Author:Edward Jablonski In the relatively brief period of World War II the airplane evolved from a curiosity into a decisive factor in military thinking. With an ingenuity born of necessity, mankind developed an ever-expanding role for air power as an instrument of war. This first of four volumes collectively titled Airwar traces the beginnings of that evolution in pic... more »tures and words, from the rise of the German Luftwaffe and the outbreak of hostilities through the crucial battle for supremacy in the skies over Britain.
Terror from the Sky is an account of the revolutionary tactics that aviation introduced in the early years of the war; the blitzkreig with which Hitler's Stukas defeated most of Europe, and the terror-bombings with which the Luftwaffe attempted to beat Britain into submission. Yet it is also made up of fascinating personal stories of individual airmen and their war: the German pilots in the blitz, and the R.A. F. fliers who held them off with a handful of Spitfires and Hurricanes until the balance of victory tipped toward the allies.
The remarkable story of these critical struggles and courageous airmen is accompanied by over 200 action photographs -- many never before published -- which the author has gathered from official archives of the warring powers as well as from private collections and personal albums. Together narrative and photographs recreate the dramatic, moving, and often tragic opening round of the first truly world-wide war of the skies.« less