9 x 12 96 pgs 200 b&w photos 27 color profiles maps data tables As the tide of the air war against Germany swung in the Allies' favor, so the Luftwaffe was forced onto the defensive. This book covers the Luftwaffe fighter response to the Allied daylight bomber offensive and the development of the heavily armed and armored Sturmgruppen, which made mass, close-range attacks against the 'heavies'. The author covers the infamous Schweinfurt raid and also the attrition suffered by the Luftwaffe over Normandy following D-Day. Covers the Luftwaffe fighter response to the Allied daylight bomber offensive and the development of the heavily armed and armored Sturmgruppen.