Luftwaffe eagle : a WWII German airman's story /

In this compelling memoir, Erich Sommer recalls his life in pre-war Germany and the adventures he had flying for the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Born in 1912, the third son of a district court judge, Erich grew up in an atmosphere of uncertainty following the First World War. In 1932 he s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sommer, Erich, 1912-2005 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Smith, J. Richard (John Richard) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Grub Street, 2018.
Temas:
Sommer, Erich, > 1912-2005.
Germany. > Luftwaffe.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, German.
Fighter pilots > Germany > Biography.
Pilotes de chasse > Allemagne > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Fighter pilots.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Aerial > German.
Germany.
Autobiography
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives > German.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Book Title
  • Copyright
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • CHAPTER 1 Childhood and School Years
  • CHAPTER 2 The Brewery Years
  • CHAPTER 3 Poland and the Phoney War
  • CHAPTER 4 The Battle for Norway
  • CHAPTER 5 Night-Bombing Missions
  • CHAPTER 6 Training and Replacement
  • CHAPTER 7 Diversion to Casablanca
  • CHAPTER 8 The High-Altitude Kommando
  • CHAPTER 9 Radar Kommando Götz
  • CHAPTER 10 The Beginning of My Career as a Pilot
  • CHAPTER 11 A Wasted Opportunity
  • CHAPTER 12 Kommando Sperling
  • CHAPTER 13 Kommando Hecht
  • CHAPTER 14 Kommando Sommer
  • CHAPTER 15 The End and a New Beginning
  • AFTERWORD
  • APPENDIX Memories of Horst Götz
  • LIST OF TERMINOLOGY
  • Index.

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