The German Aces Speak II
World War II Through the Eyes of Four More of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders
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P.J. Ochlan
About this listen
The much-anticipated sequel to The German Aces Speak gives voice to four more of WWII's most noteworthy German pilots.
When The German Aces Speak was published in 2011, Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine welcomed Colin Heaton's and Anne-Marie Lewis' masterful command of interview-based narrative, writing, “[W]hat might have been numbing recitations of dogfights are instead vivid descriptions of life as a warrior during World War II.”
Indeed, it is this unexpected perspective, brought to life by the authors' neutrality and thoughtful research, that illuminates a side of war largely hidden from the American public: the experience of the German Luftwaffe pilot.
In The German Aces Speak II, Heaton and Lewis paint a picture of the war through the eyes of four more of Germany's most significant pilots - Johannes Steinhoff, Erich Alfred Hartmann, Guther Rall, and Dieter Hrabak - put together from numerous interviews personally conducted by Heaton from the 1980s through the 2000s. The four ex-Luftwaffe fighter aces bring the past to life as they tell their stories about the war, their battles, their off-duty lives, their lives after the war, and perhaps most importantly, how they felt about serving under the Nazi leadership of Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler.
Together, the memories of the events captured in The German Aces Speak II continue one of today's most unique World War II series, unearthing a facet of the war that has gone widely overlooked for the American public.
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- S. Herod
- 21-02-2019
History worth listening to but think critically.
Being first-hand accounts, it paints a very flattering portrait, implying a considerable amount of honour on behalf of these pilots, who never fail to mention their medals, ranks and successes, whilst commenting on the incompetence of the Nazi's and the brutality of the US and Soviets pilots they fought against.
As a historical insight, this is invaluable, and well worth a listen for those interested in history and air warfare, but if you walk away assuming the Luftwaffe's fighter arm were heroic knights, you probably want to reacquaint yourself with a more critical assessment of their efforts.
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- Darren Heinrich
- 06-07-2021
Fabulous
This series of books are simply fabulous and present German aviators in a different light. One gets a keen sense of these incredible characters as human beings in some very unusual circumstances.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-01-2019
Very interesting read.
Good format for a talking book, with lots of short stories within, so you can give it a miss for a while and not struggle to get back in.
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- James Gilbert
- 07-04-2022
Great sequel
This was a very good follow up to part 1. It's is great to hear the stories directly from the aces.
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- Geoff Miles
- 04-12-2022
great stories
authentic, great interviewing to have the subjects share so openly, a real insider view of WW2 from combatants
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- Rowey555
- 21-07-2023
Gold
So good so good so good. A must read for any year W2 enthusiasts, great to hear the other side
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