There has not been an in-depth history of the Luftwaffe published for
many years and this scholarly one-volume survey of the history of the
Luftwaffe will become the leading reference work on the subject. The
author is a well-respected military, aviation, and naval historian who
has been researching this subject for many years in order to bring the
latest information on and analysis of the Luftwaffe together in this
work of reference. The book covers the history, campaigns, strategies,
commanders, and personalities of the Luftwaffe in depth, as well as
looking at the aircraft, although it does not cover aircraft types in
detail. Among the specific areas covered are the prewar development of
the Luftwaffe from its beginnings in the early 1930s, the attack on
Poland in 1939, the campaigns in the west in 1940, the Battle of
Britain, and the Mediterranean and North African campaigns up to 1942
and 1943.