Eagles Over the Sea, 1935-42: The History of Luftwaffe Maritime Operations

by Lawrence Paterson

The arduous development of a dedicated naval air arm for Germany's resurgent military was fraught with the kind of fierce interservice rivalry that was rife throughout the turbulent history of the Third Reich. However, almost despite the odds, a small dedicated maritime strike force was assembled, germinating during the Spanish Civil War before being committed to action from the first days of the invasion of Poland. Concurrently, the operational Luftwaffe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526740028
• ISBN13: 9781526740021
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"