GOTTFRIED LESKE: I WAS A NAZI FLIER ~ HC 1ST EDN 1941 ~ LUFTWAFFE * WORLD WAR II

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GOTTFRIED LESKE. [EDITED BY CURT RIESS].
I WAS A NAZI FLIER.
NY: The Dial Press.
FIRST EDITION.
1941.
351 pages. Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch) hardcover, full orange cloth, design front & titling to spine in blue.
Name stamp front pastedown (SEE PIC), small bit of staining to rear free endpaper and pastedown (SEE PIC), some sunning to the spine, light wear to corners & spine-tips, lacking d/j, o/w solid &
GOOD CONDITION
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This diary by a captured German Heinkel 111 bomber crewman was published in 1941 as a propaganda piece – to show what a cruel and implacable enemy the Nazis were. That said, it was not altered in any material way, but merely translated with most of the names swapped out for fictional ones. It really was the diary of a Luftwaffe Kampflieger Flight Sergeant. It came out just slightly before the US entered the war, but when it was already looking inevitable that they would be drawn in...
CONTENTS:
FOREWORD: THE UNKNOWN NAZI SOLDIER.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GOTTFRIED LESKE.
WHY NOT BOMB CIVILIANS? • DUENKIRCHEN. • THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DIE. • WOMAN'S AUXILIARY. • MISSION. • WE AREN'T A BUNCH OF OLD LADIES. • WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN... • WAITING FOR THE INVASION. • SEA WAR. • SUPERMAN. • IT SPOILS YOUR LUCK. • LITERATURE. • I'LL NEVER SEE LONDON AGAIN. • GRETE. • WE MARCH. • HAPPY LANDINGS. • NO MAN'S WATER. • GUINEA PIGS. • LIESELOTTE AGAIN. • PROMINENT VISITORS. • WE MARCH AGAIN. • HOW GERMAN PRISONERS ARE TREATED. • COMMUTING TO ENGLAND. • MARRIAGE PERMITS AND OTHER SMALL MATTERS. • I GO OFF TO MAXIM'S. • WAR CORRESPONDENTS. • GOERING AND HIS ELECTRIC HORSE. • GENTLE RAIN FROM HEAVEN. • IT'S SPORT FOR THE ENGLISH. • EXIT LIESELOTTE. • I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. • OUR RIVALS. • GAY PARIS. • IT IS NOT FEAR. • WHY DO THEY HATE US? • TWENTY-SEVEN LINES.
[nazism nazis third reich world war two ii 2 battle of britain raf luftwaffe air usaf usaaf hermann goring goering air force airforce usaf usaaf bomber comand strategic bombing campaign fighters bombers fighter bombers ground support bomber harris b-17 flying fortress b-24 liberator dornier messerschmidt junkers focke wulf fockewulf battle of britain stuka dive bomber]
A VERY DECENT, SOLID COPY OF THIS VINTAGE TITLE.