Sharks of the Air

“[A] perfect blend of sympathetic career biography and gripping military history . . . a definite winner for all World War II military history buffs” ( Library Journal ). In July 1944, the Allies were stunned by the appearance of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational jet warplane. More than one hundred mph faster than any other aircraft in the skies, the Me 262 gained scores of victories over Allied fighters and bombers, and by the end of the war, many of the Luftwaffe’s greate