Stopped at Stalingrad : the Luftwaffe and Hitler's defeat in the east, 1942-1943 /

Most accounts of the Battle of Stalingrad have focused on the dismal fate of the German Army. Joel Hayward now chronicles Luftwaffe operations during that campaign, focusing on Hitler's use of the air force as a tactical rather than strategic weapon in close support of ground forces.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayward, Joel S. A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©1998.
Colección:Modern war studies.
Temas:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945.
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945
Hitler, Adolf, > (1889-1945)
Germany. > Luftwaffe > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Germany. > Luftwaffe
Allemagne. Luftwaffe.
BMBF-Statusseminar
1939-1945
Geschichte 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Strategy.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
Bataille de Stalingrad, Volgograd, Russie, 1942-1943.
Stratégie.
HISTORY > Military > Strategy.
Military campaigns
Strategy
Luftkrieg
Luftwaffe
Russlandfeldzug > 1941-1945
Schlacht um Stalingrad
Veldslagen.
Luftwaffe.
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Russia (Federation) > Volgograd
Deutschland
Stalingrad, Bataille de (1942-1943)
Stalingrad > Schlacht.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Most accounts of the Battle of Stalingrad have focused on the dismal fate of the German Army. Joel Hayward now chronicles Luftwaffe operations during that campaign, focusing on Hitler's use of the air force as a tactical rather than strategic weapon in close support of ground forces.
He vividly details the Luftwaffe's key role as "flying artillery," showing that the army relied on Luftwaffe support to a far greater degree than has been previously revealed and that its successes in the East occurred largely because of the effectiveness of that support.
Hayward analyzes this major German offensive from the standpoint of cooperation between ground and air forces to attain mutually agreed upon objectives. He draws on diaries of both key commanders and regular airmen to recreate crucial battles and convey the drama of Hitler's frustrations and reckless leadership.
Ultimately, Hayward shows, the poorly conceived strategies of Hitler, Goering, and others in Berlin doomed the efforts of air commander Wolfram von Richthofen, a courageous and resolute leader attempting to come to grips with an increasingly impossible situation.
By reconsidering the campaign in the light of a wider body of documentary sources and analyzing many previously ignored events, Hayward provides military historians and general readers a much deeper and more complete understanding of the Battle of Stalingrad and its impact on World War II.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-384) and index.
ISBN:9780700626205
0700626204

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