S. L. Mayer

I found this used book for a very low price (still in decent condition). Thought I could not lose given the apparent content (480 pages of reading and photos). While some of the book was interesting, there were parts that did not impress me:
- Silhouette photo cutouts that might have been done by a 6 year old
- Big reading selections that focused on general history but not the respective person (the general). Apparently needless background.
- All sorts of background photos that did not deal show more directly with primary subjects of the book.
- A few sections that did not belong at all (including slapping incident screenshot from the movie, Patton).

Just did not seem that professionally put together or written. Mediocre purchase. show less

Excerpts from the German military propaganda magazine for the German Airforce - The Luftwaffe in book format.
This book is a compilation of the German magazine "Der Adler" (The Eagle) which was published before and during World War II by the German Air Force to publicize the Luftwaffe with the ranks of the Air Force and throughout Germany, and also to publicize the growing might and power of the new Luftwaffe throughout the world. The magazine was published before the war and up to the end of show more 1941 in German and English. The English language version was specifically designed for the United States to encourage isolationism. Information on the front flap of the dust jacket states ".we have included a number of hitherto unpublished color photographs of airplanes under construction and in action during World war II. These photographs were taken by the Propaganda Company of Goebbels and aircraft manufacturers such as Messerschmitt and Junkers." Color and black and white photographs throughout. show less