audiobook Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America; 1619-1962 by Lerone Bennett in History

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At the beginning of World War II; the Luftwaffe was the world's most advanced air force. With superior tactics; aircraft and training; it cut through the air forces of Poland and Western Europe in 1939 and 1940; and those of the Soviet Union in 1941.Despite this auspicious beginning; by 1945 the Luftwaffe was a dying force. The Allies were destroying German aircraft at unequal rates; and Luftwaffe aviators were dying in their thousands in an unbalanced battle to save Germany from destruction. The Luftwaffe's lack of a convincing long-range bomber force also meant that it could not return strategic devastation upon its enemies. In the words of one historian; the Luftwaffe had a 'strategy for defeat'.Hitler's Eagles - The Luftwaffe 1933-45 charts the turbulent history of the Luftwaffe from its earliest days to its downfall. It explores the secretive development of German air power during the 1920s and early 1930s; and the training of a new generation of aviators; including combat experience in the Spanish Civil War. Once Hitler was in power; the Luftwaffe came out of the shadows and expanded under a massive rearmament programme; then embarked upon the war that would define its existence. Hitler's Eagles explains the Luftwaffe's operations in every theatre of the war - Europe; North Africa; the Mediterranean and the Eastern Front. As well as providing a detailed history of the Luftwaffe's history and combat experience; the book also expands on its human and material aspects. Aces and commanders are profiled; uniforms and equipment are explained; and aircraft ranging from the Fiesler Storch to the Fw 200 Condor are described both technologically and tactically. The book conveys all the drama of the Luftwaffe's existence; from bombing raids over London to jet-fighter dogfights over Berlin; with Osprey's famous aviation artwork and more than 150 photos bringing the story incomparably to life.