Most accounts of the Battle of Stalingrad have focused on the dismal fate of the German Army. Joel Hayward now chronicles Luftwaffe operations during that campaign, focusing on Hitler's use of the air force as a tactical rather than strategic weapon in close support of ground forces.

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Canterbury. Includes maps of: Summer Campaign Projected in Hitler's War Directive of 5 April 1942; Crimean Campaign, May-July 1942; Assault on Sevastopol, June-July 1942; Toward the Oil Fields; Drive to Stalingrad; Stalingrad - the Prize that Eluded Hitler; Fleeing from the Caucasus. Filed in the multiple copy area, first floor.

Designation and Structure of Operational Units and Commands --Equivalent Officer Ranks -- 1. Hitler's Utopian Strategy -- 2. The Need to "Clear Up" the Crimea: November 1941 to May 1942 -- 3. Operation "Bustard Hunt": May 1942 -- 4. Operation "Sturgeon Catch": June-July 1942 -- 5. Stampede to the Don: June-July 1942 -- 6. Stalemate in the Caucasus: July-December 1942 -- 7. Toward Destruction: August-November 1942 -- 8. Disaster and Decisions: November 1942 -- 9. Failure: November-December 1942 -- 10. Collapse: January 1943.