Operation Steinbock 1944: The Luftwaffe’s Disastrous Last Blitz Over England

The story of Germany’s disastrous last cross-Channel Blitz in early 1944, which left the Luftwaffe devastated and barely able to oppose the D-Day landings.

Dr Simon Trew worked as an academic in the Department of War Studies at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for 28 years, for almost half that time as deputy head or head of department. He has written, edited or contributed to more than 20 books, mostly on the 1944 Normandy campaign. In 2009 Simon was nominated for an ’Emmy’ award for his research for a D-Day documentary. He is a frequent visitor to Normandy, leading staff rides for British and other military units as well as battlefield tours.