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Quiet comprehensive look at nearly all the top aces of the Luftwaffe. It has long sections on Rall, Barkhorn and especially Marseille and Hartman as well as a long chapter on the amazing night fighter aces. The personal remembrances of these pilots who were interviewed for this book in the 1960s when it was first published are priceless. The first part of the book is slow but worth getting through. The appendix has a large list of hundreds and hundreds of fighter aces and the units they served in. Essential reading for those interested in the Luftwaffe.

I WAS A P-38 fighter pilot ww2 15th A/F.
i am curious about this book because i have read both versions, the paper back and the hard cover of Fighter aces of the luftwaffe. I am looking for the soft cover version of this book, is this book forsale here the soft or hard covered version?

i have read both books, i found the soft covered one more historically accurate, and the later book(hard covered) to be more watered down to fact and more picture orientated.

Understanding the title is the clue to the book. It is the name exclaimed by those who have shot down a plane which required documentation by sources other than the pilot. THe men and their stories are both fascinating and worthy of any war story. These men of the German Luftwaffe were truly heroes and men of steel. They served with valor and patriotism, although misplaced they worked harder than any other service in the military. They were only taken out of service by injury or death. This is unlike the American pilots who were for the most part taken out of flight service after a very few number of mission. The book is both a wonderful read and a view into lifes that should not be forgotten.

The Peanuts Snoopy comic strip popularized the Red Baron World War One ace who was chivalrous, yet was a realist who did his duty. The German aces of the Second World War followed this tradition. This book took 20 years to write in the spirit of "friendship, fairness and chivalry" about the fighter aces of the Luftwaffe. Col. Raymond F. Toliver USAF (Retired) and Trevor J. Constable interviewed many of the surviving German fighter pilots of the Second World War.

Aces recall their aerial dogfight style and those of other German aces. The aces speak for themselves and the background information is skilfully woven into the narrative to give a fast paced account. The greatest aces are covered such as Galland, Marseille, Rall and Hartmann. The Eastern and Western Front aerial war are compared as well as the impact of the jet plane. Includes a list of German aces, glossary of terms and index. This generation is almost gone. A must have book for those who follow the aces.