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Last Flight of the Luftwaffe

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Last Flight of the Luftwaffe

Contributors:

By (Author) Adrian Weir

ISBN:

9780304354474

Publisher:

Orion Publishing Co

Imprint:

Cassell Military

Publication Date:

1st August 2001

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

European history
Second World War
Modern warfare

Dewey:

940.544943

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

192

Dimensions:

Width 177mm, Height 200mm, Spine 14mm

Weight:

166g

Description

The account of one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.

Desperate times drive determined men to desperate measures. In April 1945, their cause already clearly lost, an ill-assorted, ill-equipped group of Luftwaffe crew decided on one final 'death or glory' kamikaze mission - their trage an incoming USAAF Eighth Air Force bomber formation, their only weapons their aircraft.

Adrian Weir has researched this remarkable flight to retell it minute by minute: a hopeless gesture of immense courage, thrilling as the reader flies in the cockpit with the German pilots towards the unstoppable aircarft of the Mighty Eighth. Including accounts from the survivors of the mission, this is one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.

Author Bio

Adrian Weir is a successful military history author.

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