Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

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Summary: Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe
Review: Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe is slightly sycophantic at times, but nevertheless has stood for decades as the definitive and most thoroughly detailed guide to Germany's WWII fighter aces. Replete with fascinating tales of the pilots as well as scores of rare photographs, this classic book is HIGHLY recommended.

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Summary: Overblown and overpriced...
Review: I was not very impressed with some aspects of this book. The authors seem to believe that every Luftwaffe experte was the perfect specimen of a man. In their efforts to romanticise these people, I believe they do the pilots and themselves an injustice. They have left many gaping holes in their research (which in one case they were silly enough to highlight) and although much of the book covers some rarely-seen aspects, I found it less-than satisfying. Whilst I accept that the authors knew some of the characters involved, I would have appreciated a rather more frank discussion. That makes it less than good value for money and not as much fun as Mike Spick's book on the same subject (though his is, of course, far less detailed and much cheaper).

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Summary: A good book, but lacks criticism
Review: This is a good review on the main Luftwaffe aces profiles, but I think the authors are to indulgent on the pilots personalities. Even great pilots like Galland are not perfect human beings, in this sense the authors don't look at less knowed passages of their biographies. However this book is fair comprehensive and worth the time and the money.