About the Author

Edward B. Westermann is professor of comparative military theory at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and the author of Hitler's Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War in the East.

Reviews

Makes a persuasive case that flak played a more important role than is reflected in the standard studies of the combined bomber offensive and the Luftwaffe....The book reads well, tackles interpretations that have become generally accepted, and contains a wealth of information that will interest a broader audience." —German Studies Review

"A major and convincing contribution to our knowledge of the German military and aerial warfare." —International History Review

"A remarkable study." —Richard R. Muller, author of The German Air War in Russia