Last Flight of the Luftwaffe: The Suicide Attack on the Eighth Air Force, 7 April 1945 (Cassell Military Paperbacks Series)

By April 7, 1945, Germany had to struggle to stop the invading enemy forces, relying on small-scale operations that required limited quantities of fuel and weapons, and calling upon relatively inexperienced air crews. How did one of the world's most victorious airforces come to such a crisis? The answer lies in this amazing story, told in minute-by-minute detail, of the Luftwaffe's final flight, and the suicide mission directly into a raiding formation of US bombers. 5 X 7 3/4.