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About this book:
Luftwaffe aces explain their tactics and relate their experiences during the bloody campaign known as the Defence of the Reich. Their missions changed from waiting for the short-range Allied fighter escorts to turn back before attacking the bomber formations, to see-saw battles for aerial supremacy against long-range P-51s defending US heavy bomber streams. This book – based on personal accounts and official records from both sides – focuses predominantly that of the Bf 109's struggle to defeat the US Eighth Air Force. It features color plates and photographs, bringing the vivid struggle of the Luftwaffe aces to life.