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Old 11th June 2025, 18:10
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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 FalkeEins View Post
... slightly more disturbing - and the first time I've come across this- is Taylor's description of a Luftwaffe pilot being invited to participate in mass killing, being handed an MG and relishing the experience of mowing down 1500 Jews...


Oh please. Then write a book about killing Jews. This book, based on comments here, is a train wreck. The praise of various people I've never heard of is not to the author's credit either. An account of the Luftwaffe with the varnish removed? And who applied this varnish? The British press? The pilots who were part of the Battle of Britain?

I've seen this before. Put the "testimonials" at the top to sell the book. As a potential reader, my first concern is, how much of this book is actually about the Battle of Britain? 10%? Less?
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