Reference:Luftwaffe's Way of War

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The Luftwaffe's Way of War: German Air Force Doctrine 1911-1945


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Full Title: The Luftwaffe's Way of War: German Air Force Doctrine 1911-1945
Author: Corum, James S.; Muller, Richard R.
Publisher: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America (Baltimore)
Year: 1998
ISBN: 1-877853-47-X
Buy Online: alibris.com
Remarks: Collects together English translations of key documents relating to German airpower doctrine


[edit] Contents

Amongst other documents, the book contains the following:

  • Guidelines for Training the Troops about Aircraft and Means of Resisting Aircraft, published in March, 1913, making it the first officially published aviation doctrine of the German army. Early German military aviators Maj. Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen and Maj. Wilhelm Siegert were likely involved in authoring the document.
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