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Re: Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale View Post
There is nothing wrong in writing a book about how the Germans themselves perceived the Battle of Britain, nor in discussing the kind of people some of the 'chivalrous heroes' actually were. Many of us here (me included) may gravitate to aircraft-by-aircraft analysis but context is not irrelevant.
There is if the sub-title of the book is 'LIFE AND DEATH for the LUFTWAFFE in the BATTLE OF BRITAIN'.

Perceptions of the ordinary German people does not sit with the title/sub-title 100%. The actions of the odd rogue(s) equally has no relevance to the title or sub-title...
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