Luftwaffe:
by Harold Faber (editor)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812907256
- ISBN 13
- 9780812907254
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Vintage copy--Luftwaffe: A History=Advancing into Russia, the Germans made the critical discovery - their air force had no reach. Creating a tactical, not a strategic, air force that could do little to interrupt their enemies production / recovery. Deficiencies in equipment & leadership on the Western Front brought disaster to the Luftwaffe, turning its short-lived glory into a precipitous decline. Historic irony in the Allies' miscalculation was that the Luftwaffe had reached its peak of effectiveness before WWII began...Exploring, the strange, self-defeating world of the Luftwaffe high command with all its colorful characters & destructive interplay of its personalities and rivalries... The Treaty of Versailles had condemned the German Air Force to a clandestine, embryonic life until 1933. But in 1935 the Nazi propaganda machine publicly acknowledged the Luftwaffe's existence. And in only six years the charismatic Hermann Goering organized an officer corps and equipped an air force which managed to terrorize the other nations of Europe...Hard covered book in good condition, Blue cloth covered boards with emblem silver lettering are all in very good condition. Pages are good unmarked but - showing foxing on the edges. Dust jacket is in good condition but has a small on front near spine. ...Luftwaffe: A History, Edited by Harold Faber Pub. by Times Books,N.Y. Illustrated by Frank Mayo, Book design by Beth Tondreau, ISBN 0812907256 LCCN 77-79028, 267 pages Book size about 6.25 x 9.5 x 1 in.. Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting into- City- Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit-------Luftwaffe 4789 HC Red History 21 Bedford
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4789
- Title
- Luftwaffe:
- Author
- Harold Faber (editor)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Frank Mayo, Book design by Beth Tondreau,
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0812907256
- ISBN 13
- 9780812907254
- Publisher
- Times Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- ww2 wwii world war 2 Luftwaffe: a history harold faber ruth reaser lax vespa 0812907256
- Bookseller catalogs
- WW 11;
- Size
- 6.25 x 9.5 x 1 in
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