Wings of War: An Airman's Diary of the Last Year of the War (Vintage Aviation Series) - 7415

This is a rare day-to-day account by a young German squadron leader in Jagdstaffel 35 during the grim last year of the war. Originally published in 1933, it provides minute descriptions of kills, losses, and the Germans’ step-by-step retreat in the face of increasingly overwhelming Allied forces in the air. Brutally honest and vividly written, Stark’s account of the end-game of the Imperial German Army Air Service provides an intimate, front-row glimpse of the death-throes of a once feared corps. This book also contains reproductions of some of the author’s paintings depicting life on the Western Front. Table of Contents I Flying a Scout Machine II With Jagdstaffel XXXIV on the Verdun Front III The Amiens Offensive IV May, 1918, in the Somme area V Leading Jagdstaffel XXXV VI On leave VII The English Offensive VIII Cambrai becomes a battle area IX Idle days in the Vosges X Fighting on a wavering front XI Is it the end? XII The end
ASIN: 1612001874
VSKU: PKV.1612001874.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Stark, Rudolf|Sykes, Claud W.
Binding: Hardcover