Kesselring: The Making of the Luftwaffe by Kenneth Macksey ISBN 13: 9780713408621

New York: David McKay, 1978. 272pp/illus. Kesselring was largely responsible for the building of the Luftwaffe and he was the only German to start and finish the war in a position of high command a great feat for the time. Clean. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Ed.

N,Y.: David McKay Co, 1978. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. Kesselring joined the Bavarian Army as an officer cadet in 1904, and served in the artillery branch. He completed training as a balloon observer in 1912. During World War I, he served on both the Western and Eastern fronts and was posted to the General Staff, despite not having attended the War Academy. Kesselring remained in the Army after the war but was discharged in 1933 to become head of the Department of Administration at the Reich Commissariat for Aviation, where he was involved in the re-establishment of the aviation industry and the laying of the foundations for the Luftwaffe, serving as its Chief of Staff from 1936 to 1938. During World War II he commanded air forces in the invasions of Poland and France, the Battle of Britain, and Operation Barbarossa. As Commander-in-Chief South, he was overall German commander in the Mediterranean theatre, which included the… Read More