Re: Coming from John Bruning in January 2020 "Race of Aces"
As someone who works in book publishing, I will reiterate the fact that the American idea of 'snappy' book titles does little to sell the book. It does the opposite. I've posted a few examples over the years and I can apply the same example to other published titles outside of the aviation/WW2 genre.
Having grown up with a World War II veteran and others who went through the war, it was common that little was said. Painful memories are like that. Most men went on to have families and lived relatively good lives. Is a book like this necessary in concept? A collection of well-supported facts is good. I have no interest in this aspect of the air war.
Regards,
Ed West
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