Forthcoming book Youngest Ace, Russian

[MW Giles]

Equally sad that some "authors" (fact collectors) cannot stick to what they actually know/have found but have to invent fiction in between.

My least favorite one, which has happened a couple of times of late, is reading about detailed cockpit conversation during an action; which you take at face value until three pages later you find that the aircraft crashed with no survivors.
Unless this was one of those rare occasions when the pilot left the microphone on transmit after an R/T message you realise that the author is making it up as he goes along

Martin

[SteveR]

Originally Posted by MW Giles

Equally sad that some "authors" (fact collectors) cannot stick to what they actually know/have found but have to invent fiction in between.

My least favorite one, which has happened a couple of times of late, is reading about detailed cockpit conversation during an action; which you take at face value until three pages later you find that the aircraft crashed with no survivors.
Unless this was one of those rare occasions when the pilot left the microphone on transmit after an R/T message you realise that the author is making it up as he goes along

Martin

I agree with you 100%, Martin. That's one of the things that turns me off of an author completely, including anything they put out in the future.

[rpeck350]

I know an author that is looking for publishers for his books. They turn him down for various reason so far even though he has books out for years. Instead they publish books like this Youngest Ace rubbish's. Sad.

Rick

[edwest2]

Stig,

In the U.S., these imposters are referred to as con-artists. Con as in confidence. They gain people's confidence usually for the purpose of swindling them out of their money. It is not limited to people posing as war veterans.

Ed

[Stig Jarlevik]

Ed

From what was posted (and remembered by me) I cannot recall Herrn Dulias ever being interested in money.
It seems he appeared very late in his life and presumably something triggered his wish to at least be something together with other veterans.

I can only guess what triggered it. Loss of wife, a profound feeling of failure in his working life and so on. Even loneliness perhaps.

Maybe that was also what other still living veterans saw/felt since, again as I recall, none ever tried to expose him.

A very sad case indeed.

B Rgds
Stig

[edwest2]

Stig,

Here is the original thread from what I thought was only a few years ago. Jochen Prien adds his comments on page 4.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...ghlight=dulias

Best,
Ed

[Sid Guttridge]

I believe the authoress you refer to is Heaton's wife.

I don't know Heaton personally.

However, I have followed his "career" with interest for some years. He is now putting out questionable general history content on Youtube.

I would classify Heaton as part of the "post-truth" generation.

Cheers,

Sid.