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Angels of Death: Goering's Luftwaffe [Paperback]

Edwin P. Hoyt (Author)
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August 11, 2001 0765301024 978-0765301024 1st
The Accused: 13-year-old Derek King and his 12-year-old brother, Alex, Sunday school students with choirboy looks.

After midnight on November 26, 2001, someone bludgeoned Terry King to death while he slept, and set his Florida home afire. By the time the firefighters extinguished the blaze, King's sons, Alex, 12, and Derek, 13, were at the home of their forty-year-old friend, Ricky Chavis, a convicted child-molester. By the next afternoon, following confessions, both boys were charged as adults in their father's slaying. Chavis was tried separately for the same crime-incredibly by the same attorney who would prosecute Alex and Derek, and argue two contradictory theories.

The Victim: Their own father.

When Alex divulged his sexual relationship with Chavis, the trial took a sensational turn. So did Alex and Derek, who recanted their confession and blamed Chavis to no avail. A jury convicted the boys of second-degree murder, but the judge threw the verdict out. Chavis was acquitted. But the case wasn't over. As more disturbing revelations came to light, as criminal motives became more complex, and as the line between guilt and innocence was crossed, a stunned nation watched in disbelief to learn the ultimate fate of the...Angels of Death.The Luftwaffe, the most feared weapon in Hitler’s arsenal, wrought havoc across the fields and skies of Europe. From the London blitz to the air war over Stalingrad, from the destruction of Rotterdam to the ruthless violation of the Maginot Line, World War II brought air warfare to new heights.

Colorful, devious, and driven by dreams of glory, Hermann Goering was Hitler’s second-in-command and mastermind behind Germany’s deadliest war machine—the angels of death, the Luftwaffe.

Here, is the story of the ultimate military campaign and its leader, Hermann Goering.

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From Publishers Weekly

Hoyt's telling biography of Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering (1893-1947) brings into clearer focus the methods by which this flamboyant Nazi built the German air force into a formidable military arm even before the outbreak of WW II. He describes how Goering boasted that the Luftwaffe would win the war for Hitler, then saw it lose the Battle of Britain. Similarly, Goering bragged that the Luftwaffe could supply the encircled Sixth Army at Stalingrad, another disasterous failure for Germany. By 1943, caught up in his responsibilities as Germany's economic czar and his own luxurious lifestyle, Goering paid little attention to the air war and, as Hoyt reveals, was content to be one of the Fuhrer's yes-men (Goering once said, "Please show me a 'no man' in Germany who is not six feet under the ground today"). Hoyt reviews Goering's testimony at the Nuremberg war-crimes trials when, unlike the other defendants, he emphasized that his role during the Nazi era was significant. Though the title is ill-chosen, this is a succinct, involving biography of one of the most interesting figures of WW II. Hoyt is the author of 199 Days: The Battle for Stalingrad. Photos.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The prolific and popular Hoyt's latest is a study of Herman Goering that emphasizes his organization and then progressively deteriorating leadership of Hitler's air force. Goering emerges as a classic example of an effective, even heroic junior combat leader (as a World War I ace) who was promoted beyond his level of competence, with ultimately disastrous consequences for both himself and his forces. He also seems to have been at first philosophically unsympathetic to much of the Nazi program; yet, out of consuming ambition, he subordinated himself so thoroughly to Hitler that in the end he became only a bloated caricature. Grisly but informative reading, adding to Hoyt's already large reputation. Roland Green --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Forge Books; 1st edition (August 11, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0765301024
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765301024
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars It should say H. Goering and his Luftwaffe., March 15, 2004
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Kevin M Quigg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels of Death: Goering's Luftwaffe (Paperback)
Hoyt states at the beginning of this book that there are serveral good books about Goering and that this book was about the Luftwaffe. Then he details the life of Goering and his role in the Air Service. This is more a book about Goering, than it is a book about the Luftwaffe. That stated, it is a good introductary text on Goering and his Luftwaffe.
I like Hoyt's writing, but this book was only an average read. The subject is not covered in detail. Hoyt covers the main subjects: Goering's subservience to Hitler, his promises, the poor leadership of Udet and Kesslering, the lack of long range bombers, etc. I learned a few things from this book. The reason why Sweden was not invaded had a lot to do with Goering's promises to that country. There are other interesting tidbits of info in this book. However, this book does not cover this subject in detail. Otherwise, an average read.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Luftwaffe Light, April 4, 2009
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Gauffroi (Rock Island, Il United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Angels of Death: Goering's Luftwaffe (Paperback)
The first third of the book is not about the Luftwaffe at all, but rather the Nazis' rise to power. It is almost too easily-digestible, but if one needs a fast-reading primer (as opposed to wading through "rise-and-fall-of-the-third-reich" type books), it could serve. It is a non-biography in the sense that you're looking at Goering from 3 miles away instead of 1 foot away -- i.e., you don't really come to know the man intimately. The Luftwaffe portion of the book is no more than a backgrounder, but could be useful if that's all you need.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Strange Way To Approach A "Non-Biography", September 22, 2007
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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Angels of Death: Goering's Luftwaffe (Paperback)
I am in total agreement with the reviewer who points out that the author, in both his choice of title and in the Preface, suggests this is more about the Luftwaffe than it is its commander - and then proceeds to tell Goering's life story.

The picture on the cover shows two Ju-87 Stukas in formation, yet in the book he gives only passing mention to the incredible exploits on the Eastern Front of that greatest Stuka pilot of them all, Hans Ulrich Rudel. In fact, there's nothing at all on leading air aces like Erich Hartmann, Gunther Ral, Gerhard Barkhorn, Walter Nowotny, Johannes Steinhoff, the flamboyant Hans-Joachim Marseille, and other such personalities. These WERE Goering's Luftwaffe.

Nor is there anything substantial in the way of aircraft development and descriptions, nor Luftwaffe glossary explaining the meaning of things like flieger [flier or pilot or airman], fuhrungsstab [ops staff], jabo [jagdbomber or fighter-bomber], etc.

It's simply another account of the life and career of Goering, a story done much better, in my opinion anyway, in any one of several other books, among which my favourite is Goring by David Irving. And if it's the Luftwaffe you're interested in, seek out The Luftwaffe, 1933-45: Strategy For Defeat by Williamson Murray. Those two together will tell most of what you wish to know about Hitler's air arm.
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