For 'Barbarossa', the largest invasion force the world had ever seen was assembled against the Soviet Union's western frontiers and comprised 3.6 million soldiers, 600,000 vehicles, 3,600 tanks and more than 3,000 first-line aircraft. When the invasion began, Reichsmarschall Göring's Luftwaffe was undoubtedly the most effective air force in the world, combining modern aircraft with new tactics and a high standard of aircrew training, while in the fighter force, the Bf 109 F-4, the latest version of Willi Messerschmittıs single engine fighter, was without peer.

In this title, the author examines German fighter operations over the entire front as the Jagdwaffe fought for aerial supremacy against a stubborn enemy and cleared the airspace over the great battles of encirclement which characterized 'Barbarossa'.

The authoritative text is supported by many personal accounts in which German pilots describe their encounters with the highly-maneuverable Soviet I-153s and rugged IL-2s. 96 pages containing orders of battle, maps, approximately 250 photographs and 30 full color profiles.

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