Phoenix Triumphant: The Rise and Rise of the Luftwaffe is a book by author

Author

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 E. R. Hooton

E. R. Hooton

Edward R. Hooton is a defence writer, who has authored multiple books including publications for the Jane's Information Group. Among his works is Phoenix Triumphant, a book about the early history of the Luftwaffe with much documentation provided by the Aviation Historian Alex...

. It is a new look at the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....

. It traverses the period 1924 until 1940 with emphasis on Pre-World War II

World War II

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 production and plans, aircraft

Aircraft

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 production from 1933 to 1939, and Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....

 expansion from 1935 to 1938. It also delves into the secret years of German

Germany

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 aviation

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 and has extensive in-depth history and much statistical information. The author credits Alex Vanags-Baginskis for his assistance.