Ace

by Spencer Dunmore

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886190185
• ISBN13: 9780886190187
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Lester & Orpen Dennys Ltd
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Luftwaffe Ace: 1940 to Bodenplatte

This is a very enjoyable historical novel about a Luftwaffe fighter pilot during WW2. It is fiction for mature readers, obviously very well researched, and is as gripping a read as many of the autobiographies of the real Luftwaffe pilots that I have read. (eg. Heilmann, Hannig, Knoke. If you know and appreciate these titles I feel you are sure to enjoy this novel) The story covers the young combat pilot's first sorties against the British during the Battle of Britain, moves to the Eastern Front where he hones his 'trade' and also touches on the air-fighting during the Defense of the Reich and culminates in the Bodenplatte attack. It reveals an interesting look at the propaganda machine behind the aces, and the sometimes insatiable drive for victories and scores among Luftwaffe aces. Interwoven with the descriptions of operations, pilots and personal vs. military politics is an unforgettable love story which does not detract from the impact of the book for air combat enthusiasts. If you have read and enjoyed Len Deighton's "Goodbye Mickey Mouse" you will find "Ace" a similar spin on the pilots and operations but from the perspective of the other side of the channel. I loved it, found it to be well researched historically and technically and have re-read it many times. I would recommend it to anyone interested in stories about the pilots of the Luftwaffe.