There is Douglas Bader, one of the best of the RAF fighter pilots despite two 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.
Greatest Aces
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Book Details
Author(s)Edward H. Sims
PublisherBallantine Books
ISBN / ASIN0345220927
ISBN-139780345220929
Sales Rank7,542,551
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This unique book is a thrilling, minute-by-minute account of the greatest aerial missions as recalled by the top WW II aces of the RAF, USAAF and the Luftwaffe.