Nachtjagd War Diaries, Volume 2: April 1944 - May 1945

Download or read book Nachtjagd War Diaries, Volume 2: April 1944 - May 1945 written by Theo E. W. Boiten and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WORLD HISTORY: SECOND WORLD WAR. The long-awaited reprints of the NachtJagd War Diaries are Wing Leader's first published titles. The result of over twenty years of meticulous research, this two volume work casts new light on the nightime battles in the west. It has previously been assumed that no detailed history of the night battles could ever be compiled because so much information had been lost at the end of the war. However, by analysing and cross referencing hundreds of sources, mostly unpublished, and some from private collections never seen by researchers before, Dr Boiten has for the first time been able to clearly analyse each night's operations from both sides. This monumental task included taking over 6,000 night fighter claims and matching them wherever possible to RAF and USAAF losses, a task previously considered impossible in all but a few cases. Amazingly, these books can now positively identify victors and victims in over 70% of the claims.