{"product_id":"2940170750153","title":"The German Aces Speak II: World War II Through the Eyes of Four More of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe much-anticipated sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe German Aces Speak\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to four more of WWII's most noteworthy German pilots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe German Aces Speak\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2011, Air amp; Space\/Smithsonian magazine welcomed Colin Heaton's and Anne-Marie Lewis's masterful command of interview-based narrative, writing, \". . . what might have been numbing recitations of dogfights are instead vivid descriptions of life as a warrior during World War II.\" Indeed, it is this unexpected perspective, brought to life by the authors' neutrality and thoughtful research, that illuminates a side of war largely hidden from the American public: the experience of the German Luftwaffe pilot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe German Aces Speak II\u003c\/i\u003e, Heaton and Lewis paint a picture of the war through the eyes of four more of Germany's most significant pilotsamp;mdash;Johannes Steinhoff, Erich Alfred Hartmann, Guther Rall, and Dieter Hrabakamp;mdash;put together from numerous interviews personally conducted by Heaton from the 1980s through the 2000s. The four ex-Luftwaffe fighter aces bring the past to life as they tell their stories about the war, their battles, their off-duty lives, their lives after the war, and, perhaps most importantly, how they felt about serving under the Nazi leadership of Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, the memories of the events captured in \u003ci\u003eThe German Aces Speak II\u003c\/i\u003e continue one of today's most unique World War II book series, unearthing a facet of the war that has gone widely overlooked for the American public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Dr. Dennis Showalter and Trevor J. Constable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100733391088,"sku":"2940170750153","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170750153_p0.jpg?v=1763716339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170750153","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}