PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-The German Aces Speak: World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe\'s

Few stories epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II As romanticized as any soldier in history the WWII fighter pilot was viewed as larger than lifedashing souls waging war amongst the clouds From 19391945 thousands of Allied fighter pilots took to the skies above Europe and North Africa with the common goal of ending Adolf Hitlers dream of European domination In the 65 years since the Allied victory in World War II stories of these pilots heroics have never been in short supply But what about their adversaries What about the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat During World War II the Third Reichs fighter pilots destroyed some 70000 enemy aircraft during the war with approximately 45000 destroyed on the Eastern Front For example JG52 alone is credited with more than 10000 enemy planes shot down Of these Luftwaffe aces 103 pilots scored more than 100 victories while of this number fifteen pilots scored more than 200 and with two men Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn shooting down 352 and 301 aircraft respectively Of all of the Luftwaffes fighter aces the stories of Walter Krupinski Adolf Galland Eduard Neumann and Wolfgang Falck shine particularly bright For the first time in any book these four prominent and influential Luftwaffe fighter pilots reminisce candidly about their service in World War II in The German Aces Speak Although all were decorated by the Third Reich for their exemplary performance this is not to say they followed the Nazi Party without questionindeed none of them were cardcarrying National Socialists Between their duty to serve their country in war and the erratic and immoral leadership of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring these men elected to follow their own code of honor in combat Although true to their oaths as German warriors in the end they felt they and their countrymen had been betrayed by Hitler and the Nazis Author Colin Heaton personally interviewed these air combat leaders aces all gathering their unique perspective on World War II and the Nazi leadership From thrilling air battles to battles on the ground with their own commanders these stories bring the past to life in the aces own words Features forewords by historian Jon Guttman Brig Gen Robin Olds USAF Ret and Luftwaffe pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Schulze. 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