An Eagle's Odyssey: My Decade as a Pilot in Hitler's Luftwaffe

‘I realized that this brief but abortive sortie was to be the final mission of my Luftwaffe flying career.’

Johannes Kaufmann’s career was an exciting one. He may have been an ordinary Luftwaffe pilot, but he served during an extraordinary time, with distinction. Serving for a decade through both peacetime and wartime, his memoir sheds light on the immense pressures of the job.

In this never—before—seen translation of a rare account of life in the Luftwaffe, Kaufmann takes the reader through ...