is an important contribution to the airpower history of World War II." — Professor Richard Muller, The Journal of Military History, October 1998, pp. 951–952. "The great merit of this excellent account is to remind historians that this was not just a ground struggle, but an air war as well. ... Hayward has used a remarkably wide range of sources, which he handles with exceptional deftness and critical detachment. He writes clearly and interestingly. ...This is a model of its kind, which ought to set an agenda for the reconstruction of the air narrative in this and other theatres in the greatest of air wars." - Professor Richard Overy, War in History, Vol. 8 No. 1 (2001), pp. 123–125. In academic journals (alphabetical by journal) Herman Reinhold, in [US Air Force] Aerospace Power Journal, Volume XVI, No. 1 (Spring 2002), pp. 122–123 " shows his mastery of the subject" P.L.de Rosa in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Oct 1998 v36 n2 p374(2) Larry L. Ping, in German Studies Review, Vol. 23, No. 2 (May, 2000), pp. 372–373 (access through JStor) by Russell Lemmons in History, Fall 1998, p. 27 Earl F. Ziemke, in The International History Review, Vol. XXI, No. 1 (March 1999), p. 220. Richard R. Muller, in The Journal of Military History, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), pp. 951–952 (access through JStor) "Hayward's rendering is an important contribution to the airpower history of World War II." Overy, in War In History. 2001; 8: 123-125 (Sage Publishers site) "model of its kind" John Erickson, RUSI Journal "an original and formidably researched study" In non-academic journals Omer Bartov, Times Literary Supplement Oct 23, 1998 n4986 p12(2) "Hayward makes a convincing case" References 1998 non-fiction books 20th-century history books American history books Books about Adolf Hitler English-language books History books about World War II University Press of Kansas books Works about the Battle of Stalingrad Books by Joel Hayward