Table of Contents

Origins (early daylight raids, and the initial Luftwaffe opposition); Growing Desperation (the increase of the USAAF daylight bombing campaign in 1943); Sturmgruppen (the elite Sturmgruppe are created and hastily trained); Bloody baptism (the Sturmgruppen see action); Annihilation (the Sturmgruppen are overwhelmed by American fighter escorts); Appendices

About the Author

Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist, John Weal has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive. This is his fifth book in the Aviation Elite Units series. He lives in Berkshire, UK.