" Defenders of the Reich has been compiled with Forsyth''s characteristic depth, authority and diligence . For those seeking to understand the USAAF''s daylight bombing campaign over Nazi Germany as it was seen by the "home side", this history will be indispensable." --Victoria Taylor, The Telegraph " Defenders of the Reich is bound to remain a landmark amid the historiography of World War II aviation . A volume expertly balanced between primary and secondary sources, enriched with personal narratives" -- Barrett Tillman, author of ''When the Shooting Stopped: August 1945'' "Robert Forsyth traces the evolution in command and control, aircraft and weaponry, and tactics applied by the Luftwaffe over Germany during the longest, toughest, most decisive daylight aerial campaign of the war. Both opposing air forces'' experiences are included in riveting detail. A tour de force." -- Patrick G. Eriksson, author of ''Alarmstart South and Final Defeat'' "The definitive work on Luftwaffe attempts to counter Allied daylight bomber raids on Germany.

Deftly weaving the strategic narrative with myriad personal accounts of the action both in the air and on the ground." -- Lawrence Paterson, author of ''The U-Boat War'' "Based on contemporary records and personal interviews, this is probably the best single-volume work on this subject. A highly readable account." -- Flypast "Defenders of the Reich is a fascinating look at the Allied achievement from the other side-the failures and the fears, the relentless destruction, the egos, and politics, fighting the industrial superiority of the Allies as well as their own sense that they could not ultimately win-whether they could admit it to themselves or not." -- Military Heritage Magazine e work on Luftwaffe attempts to counter Allied daylight bomber raids on Germany. Deftly weaving the strategic narrative with myriad personal accounts of the action both in the air and on the ground." -- Lawrence Paterson, author of ''The U-Boat War'' "Based on contemporary records and personal interviews, this is probably the best single-volume work on this subject. A highly readable account.

" -- Flypast "Defenders of the Reich is a fascinating look at the Allied achievement from the other side-the failures and the fears, the relentless destruction, the egos, and politics, fighting the industrial superiority of the Allies as well as their own sense that they could not ultimately win-whether they could admit it to themselves or not." -- Military Heritage Magazine e work on Luftwaffe attempts to counter Allied daylight bomber raids on Germany. Deftly weaving the strategic narrative with myriad personal accounts of the action both in the air and on the ground." -- Lawrence Paterson, author of ''The U-Boat War'' "Based on contemporary records and personal interviews, this is probably the best single-volume work on this subject. A highly readable account." -- Flypast "Defenders of the Reich is a fascinating look at the Allied achievement from the other side-the failures and the fears, the relentless destruction, the egos, and politics, fighting the industrial superiority of the Allies as well as their own sense that they could not ultimately win-whether they could admit it to themselves or not." -- Military Heritage Magazine e work on Luftwaffe attempts to counter Allied daylight bomber raids on Germany. Deftly weaving the strategic narrative with myriad personal accounts of the action both in the air and on the ground.

" -- Lawrence Paterson, author of ''The U-Boat War'' "Based on contemporary records and personal interviews, this is probably the best single-volume work on this subject. A highly readable account." -- Flypast "Defenders of the Reich is a fascinating look at the Allied achievement from the other side-the failures and the fears, the relentless destruction, the egos, and politics, fighting the industrial superiority of the Allies as well as their own sense that they could not ultimately win-whether they could admit it to themselves or not." -- Military Heritage Magazine awrence Paterson, author of ''The U-Boat War'' "Based on contemporary records and personal interviews, this is probably the best single-volume work on this subject. A highly readable account." -- Flypast "Defenders of the Reich is a fascinating look at the Allied achievement from the other side-the failures and the fears, the relentless destruction, the egos, and politics, fighting the industrial superiority of the Allies as well as their own sense that they could not ultimately win-whether they could admit it to themselves or not." -- Military Heritage Magazine.