The Greatest Aces, Edward H. Sims
The Greatest Aces, Edward H. Sims
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The Greatest Aces

Author: Edward H. Sims

Narrator: Justin Hecht

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/1983


Synopsis

Top World War II aces of the RAF, USAAF, and the Luftwaffe recall the greatest aerial missions in this thrilling program. There is Douglas Bader, one of the best of the RAF fighter pilots despite 2 artificial legs, Adolf Galland of the Luftwaffe, who, subsequent to being shot down in France one morning, took off in another Messerschmitt that afternoon, another German ace, Hans-Joachim Marseille, the young "Pilot of Africa" who would steal into the British fighters' own formations to down several Hurricanes before the enemy could react, and Robert S. Johnson, the American who heroically defended Liberator and Flying Fortress formations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on July 25, 2024

I took in the Audible version of this history. It is from a the Books On Tape ear; a digitized cassette of low sound quality and mechanical narration. Still, the excite of the detailed, movement-by-movement recreations of dog fights comes through. Compiled in the 60s when participants were alive and......more