NEW BOOK - LUFTWAFFE & THE WAR AT SEA
Readers of this board may be interested in the following new book. I have appended an annotated copy of the table of contents to show the original source of each chapter.
The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea 1939-45
As Seen By Officers of the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe
by Grossadmiral Karl Doenitz, Kontreadmiral Gerhard Wagner, General der Flieger Ulrich O. E. Kessler, Vizeadmiral Eberhard Weichold, Oberst i.G. Walter Gaul, Kapitan zur See Hans-Jurgen Reinecke, Korvetten Kapitan Otto Mejer, Kapitanleutnant Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen
Edited by David C. Isby
The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea 1939-45 looks at the struggle for control of the sea in the European theater from the point of view of the German offices – Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe – that fought it. The contributing authors were involved in all aspects of German attempts to control the seas, from the use of Ju-87 Stuka dive-bombers in the invasion of Norway to the missions of FW-200 Kondors in cooperation with the U-boat campaign against Britain’s Atlantic liefelines.
These reports were either written as secret reports during the war for the benefit of the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe – the Air Force General Staff – or were written immediately after the war when most of the authors were prisoners of war or working for the US military. While they lacked the full story of the Allied efforts against them, these reports had the immediacy of either being prepared in wartime or soon afterwards. Such accounts, while by no means the last word, are valuable and should have a broader availability than just being in the archives
The book also benefits from having been written specifically for an audience well-versed in naval and aviation affairs. The detail contained in the reports is unique and allows the reader a fresh perspective on these famous campaigns.
- The air-sea war in Europe from the view of the German Air Force and Navy.
- Detailed insight into the divisions and tensions within the German command system.
- Includes the writing of such notables as Admiral Doenitz,
David Isby is the editor of Fighting the Bombers, The Luftwaffe Fighter Force, Fighting the Invasion and Fighting the Breakout .
This book is being published by Chatham in the UK and Stackpole in the US. It is currently available on both US and UK Amazon.com web sites.
Author
title
Source of original
Introduction
I.
Overview and Prewar Development
US Office of Naval Intelligence
Chapter 1. German Naval Air 1933-45
National Defense University library (UG635 G3.U53 1947
Oberst i.G. Walter Gaul
Chapter 2. The German Naval Air Force 1933-September 1939
German Naval Archive, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Box T66
II.
The Air War at Sea – Navy and Luftwaffe Views
Vizeadmiral Eberhard Weichold
Chapter 3. A Survey From the Naval Point of View on the Organization of the German Air Force for Operations over the Sea
German Naval Archive, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Box T75
8th Abteilung, OKL
Chapter 4. The Operational Use of the Luftwaffe in the War at Sea 1939-43
RG 457 (National Security Agency), Box 743, US National Archives.
Naval Historical Team
Chapter 5. German Army and Air Force Influence on the German Navy During World War II
excerpt from German Army and Air Force Influence on the German Navy, RG 38.4, Office of Naval Intelligence Monograph Files, US National Archives
III.
1939-40
Oberst i.G. Walter Gaul
Chapter 6. German Naval Air Operations in the First Six Months of the War
German Naval Archive, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Box T66
General der Flieger Ulrich O. E. Kessler
Chapter 7. The Role of the Luftwaffe and the Campaign in Norway
report B-485 Foreign Military Studies US National Archives, RG 338
Oberst i.G. Walter Gaul
Chapter 8. German Naval Air Operations April-December 1940
German Naval Archive, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Box T66
IV.
The Battle of the Atlantic 1941-45
Korvetten Kapitan Otto Mejer
Chapter 9. Cooperation of Luftwaffe and U-Boats in Attacks on Convoys
German Naval Archive, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Box T69.
Kapitan zur See Hans-Jurgen Reinecke
Chapter 10. Cooperation of the Luftwaffe with the German Navy
German Naval Archive, Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Box T69.
Kapitanleutnant Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen and others
Chapter 11: Examples of Luftwaffe Cooperation with U-boats from Wartime Reports
RG 38.4 Office of Naval Intelligence Monograph Files, US National Archives, Box 33 Air-Naval Cooperation Files 1002-220.
Headquarters Staff, Fliegerfuhrer Atlantik
Chapter 12. Principles Covering the Conduct of Operation by Fliegerfuhrer Atlantik and an Appreciation of the Types of Aircraft Available
RG 457 (National Security Agency), Box 174, US National Archives.
8th Abteilung, OKL
Chapter 13. The Role of the German Air Force in the Battle of the Atlantic
RG 457 (National Security Agency), Box 62, US National Archives.
V.
Conclusion
Grossadmiral Karl Doenitz and Kontreadmiral Gerhard Wagner
Chapter 14: Overview: The Atlantic War (and the Role of Air Cooperation)
various
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