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Author:   Robert Forsyth
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781472862860

ISBN 10:   1472862864
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

(provisional only and subject to confirmation) Introduction Acknowledgements Part One Guardians at the Ramparts, August 1942–September 1943 1. A New Enemy 2. Head-On 3. Defence in Depth 4. Savage Summer Part Two Cornered Wolves,October 1943–February 1944 5. Schweinfurt 6. The Battle to Win the Skies 7. Closer and Closer 8. Know Thy Enemy 9. The Specialists Part Three Sturm und Drang, February–June 1944 10.Big Week and ‘Big B’ 11. ‘Imminent Danger West’ 12. All-out Defence 13. The Cauldron 14. Mass against Mass Part Four Dark Skies, July 1944–May 1945 15. Retreat and restoration 16. The winter gambles 17. Stormbirds 18. Desperate Times, Desperate Measures Aftermath and conclusions Appendices Index

Reviews

Defenders of the Reich is bound to remain a landmark amid the historiography of World War II aviation … A volume expertly balanced between primary and secondary sources, enriched with personal narratives * Barrett Tillman, author of 'When the Shooting Stopped: August 1945' * Robert Forsyth traces the evolution in command and control, aircraft and weaponry, and tactics applied by the Luftwaffe over Germany during the longest, toughest, most decisive daylight aerial campaign of the war. Both opposing air forces’ experiences are included in riveting detail. A tour de force. * Patrick G. Eriksson, author of 'Alarmstart South and Final Defeat' * The definitive work on Luftwaffe attempts to counter Allied daylight bomber raids on Germany. Deftly weaving the strategic narrative with myriad personal accounts of the action both in the air and on the ground. * Lawrence Paterson, author of 'The U-Boat War' *

Author Information

Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher, specializing in military aviation and military history. He is the author of over 25 titles for Osprey Publishing, on the aircraft, units and operations of the Luftwaffe, including To Save an Army (2022), an interest he has held since boyhood. He has written articles for The Aviation Historian, Aerojournal, Aeroplane Monthly, Aviation News, Combat Aircraft, and FlyPast and he is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian.

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