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The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe: The U.S. Army Air Forces Against Germany in World War II Audiobook
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In this dramatic story of World War II, Jay A. Stout describes how the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world’s best air force. In order to defeat Germany in World War II, the Allies needed to destroy the Third Reich’s industry and invade its territory, but before they could effectively do either, they had to defeat the Luftwaffe, whose state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced pilots protected German industry and would batter any attempted invasion. This difficult task fell largely to the U.S., which, at the outset, lacked the necessary men, materiel, and training. Over the ensuing years, thanks to visionary leadership and diligent effort, the U.S. Army Air Force developed strategies and tactics and assembled a well-trained force that convincingly defeated the Luftwaffe.
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"A marvelously written work! Stout . . . offers stirring firsthand accounts of the strategies and doctrines that won the air war over Europe."
— Col Walter J. Boyne, (Ret.), USAF, Former director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
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About Jay A. Stout
Jay A. Stout is a retired Marine Corps fighter pilot who flew thirty-seven combat missions in the F/A-18 Hornet during Desert Storm. His work has been read on the floor of the US Senate, and he has appeared as a combat aviation specialist on Fox, Al Jazeera, and NPR. His earlier books include Hell’s Angels and The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe. He lives near San Diego, California.
About Paul Woodson
Paul Woodson has won SOVAS & Earphones awards, and has recorded close to 350 audiobooks in many different genres—including romance, fiction, history, biography, and mystery—in American and British accents—and received his BFA in acting at Boston University. In his theater days, he worked in many NYC shows, toured the USA and Europe, and starred in NYC as Vincent van Gogh in the sung-through, OOBR Award–winning musical Vincent. He enjoys backpacking the Appalachian Trail and visiting national parks in his spare time. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA.