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Stalingrad Airlift 1942-43 : The Luftwaffe's Broken Promise to Sixth Army by William E. Hiestand (2023, Trade Paperback)

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Stalingrad Airlift 1942-43 : The Luftwaffe's Broken Promise to Sixth Army, Paperback by Hiestand, William E.; Tooby, Adam (ILT), ISBN 1472854314, ISBN-13 9781472854315, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The story of what really led to Germany losing the battle of Stalingrad - the inability of the Luftwaffe to keep Sixth Army supplied throughout the winter of 1942–43 - and why this crucial airlift failed.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101472854314

ISBN-139781472854315

eBay Product ID (ePID)7057283243

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Book TitleStalingrad Airlift 1942-43 : the Luftwaffe's Broken Promise to Sixth Army

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicMilitary / World War II, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Aviation, World

IllustratorYes, Tooby, Adam

GenreHistory

AuthorWilliam E. Hiestand

Book SeriesAir Campaign Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.3 in

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Reviews"This is the type of book that both opens up a new line of interest for the modeller and helps produce an informed collection of aircraft types, and therefore is highly recommended." - Scale Aircraft Modelling, "This is the type of book that both opens up a new line of interest for the modeller and helps produce an informed collection of aircraft types, and therefore is highly recommended." -- Scale Aircraft Modelling "A fascinating book that looks at the role of the Luftwaffe in trying to relieve the German Sixth Army as it faced encirclement by Soviet forces during the latter stages of the Battle of Stalingrad." -- WWII Books, This is the type of book that both opens up a new line of interest for the modeller and helps produce an informed collection of aircraft types, and therefore is highly recommended.

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number34

Dewey Decimal940.5421747

Table Of ContentORIGINS The road to Stalingrad Blau and Stalingrad Operation Uranus CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES The Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front Doctrine, tactics, and logistics Richthofen's 4th Air Fleet Luftwaffe fighters DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES VVS: an air force in transition A new commander and new reforms Birth of the air armies CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES Keystone on the Volga Soviet objectives THE CAMPAIGN The turning point on the Eastern Front November 24-30: establishing an airlift Setting up the airlift - the task The airfields and logistics, late November, 1942 Weather and flight operations VIII Air Corps in command: December 1-11 The Soviet air blockade Winter Storm (Wintergewitter) , Thunderclap (Donnerschlag) , and Little Saturn (Molnyy Saturn) The airlift, December 12-23 The raid on Tatsinskaya, December 24 A new year, fading hope: January 1-15, 1943 The end: January 16-February 2, 1943 Milch on the scene Milch and the airfields AFTERMATH AND ASSESSMENT FURTHER READING INDEX

SynopsisThe story of what really led to Germany losing the battle of Stalingrad - the inability of the Luftwaffe to keep Sixth Army supplied throughout the winter of 1942-43 - and why this crucial airlift failed., The story of what really led to Germany losing the battle of Stalingrad - the inability of the Luftwaffe to keep Sixth Army supplied throughout the winter of 1942 - 43 - and why this crucial airlift failed. Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering's failure to deliver his promise to keep Sixth Army supplied at Stalingrad was one of the most hard-hitting strategic air failures of World War II. 300 tons a day of supplies were required to sustain the Sixth Army, flown in against a Soviet fighter force whose capabilities were rapidly being transformed. The Luftwaffe's failure left Sixth Army trapped, vulnerable and too weak to attempt a breakout. The destruction of Sixth Army was one of the major turning points in World War II but the Luftwaffe's crucial role in this disaster has often been overlooked. Some claim the attempt was doomed from the beginning but, in this intriguing book, author William E. Hiestand explains how the Germans had amassed sufficient aircraft to, at least theoretically, provide the supplies needed. Demands of aircraft maintenance, awful weather and, in particular, the Soviet air blockade crippled the airlift operation. In addition, the employment of increasing numbers of modern aircraft by the Soviet Air Force using more flexible tactics, coupled with Chief Marshal Novikov's superior Air Army organisation proved decisive. The Luftwaffe did eventually recover and mounted focused operations for control of limited areas of the Eastern Front, but overall it had lost its dominance. Packed with strategic diagrams and maps, archive photos and artwork of aerial battles over Stalingrad, and including bird's eye views of Operation Winter Storm and airlift operations and tactics, this title clearly demonstrates how the Luftwaffe lost its strategic initiative in the air., On November 23, 1942, Germany's Sixth Army was encircled at Stalingrad. The next day the first Ju 52 transports took off with supplies for the trapped army, launching the most ambitious and strategically significant German air operation on the Eastern Front. The Luftwaffe's chief Hermann Goering promised that his force could deliver enough supplies to keep the army alive and fighting, but the Luftwaffe's failure that winter left Sixth Army with no option but to surrender. Underappreciated in most accounts of Stalingrad, this book explains how Germany's most pivotal defeat of World War II stemmed from its use of air power. Eastern Front historian William E. Hiestand reveals how Stalingrad was not just a turning point strategically, but also in the Eastern Front air war, as the experienced but exhausted Luftwaffe was defeated for the first time by a Soviet air arm with greatly improved organization, aircraft, and tactics. Packed with rare photos, spectacular original artwork and explanatory diagrams and maps, this is a new and revealing history of the most important air campaign on the Eastern Front.

LC Classification NumberD764.3.S7