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tonda75 23rd July 2025 19:22

Re: Waiss KG 27 books - opinions?
 
Hi,
I own 6 volumes of Chronik Kampfgeschwader Nr. 27 Boelcke.
This volume is absolutely exceptional.
Walter Waiss is one of the best authors!!!
I wish every unit had such a chronicle.:)

Peter Kassak 24th July 2025 08:41

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I have volume 7 and saw some previous ones...
If the table of losses are at the end, condensed in a list, and not in monstrous tables in text per every day, it would help the book and text to be more transparent lets say.
As said here, maybe some shrink to lets say 4 books, with better laid photos alongside the text would do a nice english version.

hucks216 24th July 2025 13:32

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Do any of the volumes have a single list or table of commanders from Geschwaderkommodore to Staffelkapitän?

Ian Jewison 28th July 2025 12:21

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hucks216 (Post 345919)
Do any of the volumes have a single list or table of commanders from Geschwaderkommodore to Staffelkapitän?

Kev,

No that is a downside to these otherwise exceptional books ... I contacted Walter about it some years ago as I have his books... he would send me the list if I sent him copies of a Flugbuch.... I no longer had the Flugbuch so that was the end of that.

/Ian

jim norton 29th July 2025 10:57

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hi,

there are some more books of walter waiss:

Jasta Boelcke - alle Abschüsse der Jasta Boelcke im 1. WK
Julius Withenius - Biographie eines deutschen Fliegers im 1. WK
Richthofen braucht Nachfolger - Biographie eines deutschen Fliegers im 1. WK
Des Kaisers Flieger in Mazedonien - die deutschen Staffeln in Mazedonien und Griechenland im 1. WK, Bildband
Oswald Boelcke - der Held des Roten Barons

all the best
jim

FalkeEins 29th July 2025 16:13

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are they all 'exceptional' as well ?

jim norton 29th July 2025 16:50

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exceptional?

Nick Beale 29th July 2025 18:25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jim norton (Post 346011)
exceptional?

See post #13 above.

Del Davis 30th July 2025 20:11

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I own all 7 volumes of Chronik Kampfgeschwader Nr. 27 Boelcke. I hesitate to use the word "exceptional" but they are very well done and contain vast amounts of data, photos and narrative . . With judicious editing they could be distilled into 2-3 outstanding volumes


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