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Re: An Historically Accurate Luftwaffe Aces Book?

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Originally Posted by Broncazonk View Post
When is the REAL record going to be published? That is, when is the truth going to be published?

It's been 81-years already.

Isn't it time for the world to know who was really No. 1, 2, 3, etc.? As in: Rall, Lipfert, Bär? (Or who ever...)

Why is this secret being kept? Will those who are not members of this forum ever be told the truth?

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When wondering why no one has written a book about [insert subject here], I've found it useful to consider why I wouldn't write it. If you ask yourself that question and come up with answers like not enough time/knowledge/money/sources/contacts, the chances are that other people have thought the same thing. (Obviously none of that stopped Dan and Gabor Horvath, though!)

Speaking purely for myself, I'm not much interested in aces, scores and league tables except to establish accurately what happened in a combat or campaign. The late Stephen Bungay argued in his Battle of Britain and Alamein books that the Luftwaffe's infatuation with score-chasing lone heroes did not win campaigns (or, ultimately, the war) and we shouldn't forget that.
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