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The German Aces Speak

World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders

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The German Aces Speak

By: Anne-Marie Lewis, Jon Guttman, Brigadier General Robin Olds USAF - Ret., Oberleutnant Kurt Schulze, Colin D. Heaton
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
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Few perspectives 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 World War II fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the 65-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots' heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries - the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?

Of all of the Luftwaffe's fighter aces, the stories of Walter Krupinski, Adolf Galland, Eduard Neumann, and Wolfgang Falck shine particularly bright. In The German Aces Speak, for the first time in any book, these four prominent and influential Luftwaffe fighter pilots reminisce candidly about their service in World War II. Personally interviewed by author and military historian Colin Heaton, they bring the past to life as they tell their stories about the war, their battles, their lives, and, perhaps most importantly, how they felt about serving under the Nazi leadership of Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler.

©2011 Colin D. Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis (P)2017 Tantor Aeronautics & Astronautics Air Forces Armed Forces Astronomy & Space Science Military Military & War Science World War II War US Air Force Imperialism Interwar Period

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Brilliant reference material. Unique historical document. Learnt many new details of the WW2 air War from the German perspective.

Excellent insight!

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A real masterpiece. It completely takes you into the lives of these brave men.

Incredible.

Exceptional

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Very interesting b hear about the air war from a German perspective.
A good listen


Excellent listen

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Skip the first hour + because it’s little more than an introduction, description of ranks and nothing of interest.
Once the pilots begin to ‘speak’ (not literally because it’s the reader) it’s very interesting.
One example, allied pilots and flight crew had a target of somewhere between 25 and 50 missions before being able to stand down. German flyers didn’t have this - they had to keep on flying until the end - be that the end of the war or the end of their life or capture.
Now I’m moving on to the second book with this title ‘German Aces Speak’.

Fascinating to hear the other side

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Excellent insight into the experiences of the German pilots. Shame about the narration, but worth the effort to listen to the end.

Fascinating first hand accounts, but poorly narrated.

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These are some great accounts from some of the best and most successful pilots that have ever flown. Politics aside, as these men touch on but also set aside, their experience is incredible. The narrator let's the whole thing down with his often mechanical rendering of an astounding piece of work.

Fascinating perspective

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A fascinating book, I learned much from it and consider myself quite well read on the subject of the Luftwaffe from inception to 1945. To be able to listen to the reminisces of these legendary figures feels like a personal privilege and I thoroughly enjoyed every word. Well, nearly every word. The narrator was pretty good, comfortable to listen to with good inflection, speed and tone. However, why on earth was e allowed to mispronounce the name of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader throughout Part 2? It irritated me greatly and I wonder if it would’ve killed the editors to have corrected an easily made error or have had a subject matter expert listen to the recording before it was released. You can call me petty, but attention to detail matters to some of us and, as a 35 year still serving RAF officer, I found it bloody irritating. Apart from that? Absolutely superb, one of the very best books published in all regards.

New Material/Facts

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SUPERB AUDIO BOOK IF YOU ARE AN AVIATION BUFF. FOUR GERMAN PILOT STORIES TOLD IN DETAIL ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. OPERATIONAL DETAILS AND ENCOUNTERS WITH THE LEADERS OF THE REICH ARE ENLIGHTENING IN THE WAY THAT IT DEMONSTRATED THE INCOMPETENCY OF THOSE THAT LED THE GALLANT, BRAVE AND SKILLED AIRMEN BETWEEN 1938 AND 1945. I THOUGHT I KNEW A LOT BUT THIS AUDIO BOOK RAISED MY KNOWLEDGE EVEN FURTHER. 6 STARS.

GERMAN PILOTS STORIES AND EXPLOITS

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Excellent narrative and one that not only highlights the immense skill and bravery of the luftwaffe during the war but that it distanced itself from the barbarism of the Nazi ideology.

German Fighter Ace’s

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Very interesting accounts from these oft forgotten men. The narration was robotic and almost made me quit but it got better as it went through, or, I got used to it!

Excellent

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