Hitler's Jet Plane
The ME 262 Story

Hitler's Jet Plane was a somewhat interesting look into the first jet-powered fighter plane. Author Mano Ziegler had a lifetime fascination with flight. At the age of 21, Ziegler took up glider flying. When war broke out in 1939, Ziegler became a pilot in the Luftwaffe, and from 1943 until the war's......more

Informative Ziegler's book is often difficult to read as it was either poorly written or poorly translated. The author's cheering on the Reich was a bit disconcerting while not mean-spirited.......more

For WWII Aviation buffs A very good first person story of the ME 262! From development to combat missions toward the end of the war.......more

Really interesting story of the politics surrounding the whole air war in Germany, but specifically the ME-262 and the political set backs which in retrospect helped us win the war.......more

Interesting work about the Luftwaffe's ME262 jet fighter, the first one to be used in combat. As many of the memoirs from Nazi soldiers I've seen, they're not too concerned about the politics, but focus o the military aspects. And those are quite fascinating; there's (not enough I´d say) discussion a......more