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RARE NAZI AVIATION BOOK 1939 |
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| This is a very good example of the big 8 x 11 inch, 280 page, 1939 hardcover book ,,Luftmacht Deutschland - Luftwaffe, Industrie, Luftfahrt (The Air Might of Germany - Air Force, Industry, Air Travel) as published by Essener Verlagsanstalt of Essen, Germany. It was published to report on the state of aviation in Germany at the end of the 1930s. The state of that industry was amazing! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Following a full-page portrait of Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring and his introduction, the book briefly covers the history of the rebuilding of the aviation industries in Third Reich Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. It covers the early record flights, the Luftwaffe, Flying, Flak and Signal Troops, Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers), mobilization, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Many important flyers have their chance to say what they think on the subject including Milch, Udet and others. Beyond that, the chapters cover individual manufacturers of aircraft such as Junkers, Heinkel, Dornier, Messerschmitt, Focke-Wulf, Henschel, Arado, Blohm & Voss (including their U-Boots or submarines), Bücker, BMW, etc., with pictures of their planes, production lines, etc. There are portraits of Kurt Tank, Otto Mader, Fritz Nallinger, Max Roux, Ernst Heinkel, Willy Messerschmitt, Claudius Dornier, Heinrich Koppenberg, General Christiansen, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Civil and military aviation is covered fully so a great many popular and limited production Nazi aircraft are shown. The new Berlin airport at Tempelhof is shown and described as are research facilities like the Adlershof and various wind tunnels. There are even pictures of the beautiful Do 26 and the Fw 61. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The book is printed on fine, very good quality white paper and at the back of the book there are nine big full-page, color and black & white ads from companies like Mercedes-Benz, Heinkel, Junkers and Arado.
This rare Luftwaffe book is complete and in very good condition. |
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If you are interested in original Luftwaffe documents, click HERE.
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