简介：Fromtheashesofthefireslitinthedog-fightsoftheskiesabovethecarnageofWorldWarI,aphoenixwouldrise-theLuftwaffeoftheThirdReich.Noordinaryairforce,theLuftwaffewastobecomethehandmaidenofHitler'sdreamofconquestandavitalcomponentof'blitzkrieg'or'lightningwar'.HowevertheglorieswoninPoland,Scandinavia,Holland,BelgiumandfinallyFrance,astheNazismarched,victorious,throughEurope,weretoturnsour.Thefuehrer'scontinualdemandsuponhisairforce,ashefanaticallypursuedhis'Granddesign'forcedtheLuftwaffeintotheofworkhorse,thoughincompetence,intrigueandgreedamongstitscommandersmadethetasknearimpossible.Starvedofnewplanesandpilotstoflythem,stretchedacrosstwofrontsinEuropeandplayingavitalroleinNorthAfrica,Goering'selitecorpswasfatallyflawed.ThistragicstorychroniclestheinitialbrilliantsuccessoftheLuftwaffeinEurope,itsstructureandtacticsandtheinheritweaknessthatweretodragthephoenixonceagaintoitsinescapableconsummationwithinthefiresofBerlin.Thestorytoldusingveryrarefootageonlyrecentlyobtainedfromtheeasternblockandnotseeninthewestsincethewar.…