Hitler's Luftwaffe

I love a good Salamander book me, and this is one of the best ones i have got. This excellent volume by Tony Wood and Bill Gunston covers the many aircraft types operated by the Luftwaffe from the early 1930s till the end of the Second World War.

The book has two halves, the first covers the history of the Luftwaffe after Hitler's take over, and throughout the war from glory to collapse. The second part is a directory of types used and is very comprehensive covering many obscure types as well as the famous aircraft like the Stuka and Bf109. Each entry in the directory contains technical information, colour artwork, and photographs. Major types also get full cutaway illustrations.

The book dates from the mid-1970s so some information may be out-of-date nowadays as archives have become more readily available but this book can only be very highly recommended indeed.