[Fireskull]

I have read many autobiographies and biographies of some of they aces and most offer their combat experiences. The most recent are

"Samuri": Saburo Saki

"The Blonde Knight of Germany" Toliver and Constable

"My Log Book": Gunther Rall (Signed Copy)

"The First and the Last": Adolf Galland

"Luftwaffe Eagle": Walter Schuck

"Dumb but Lucky" Richard Curtis

A bunch of stuff on Marsielle and others on Hartmann, Barr, Yeager, Bong, Gabreski, and if you can name the guy I probably have a book on him somewhere.
One thing that is always consistent is the cooperation between pilots for the single goal of getting home to fight another day. With the exception of Marsielle, who was a Maverick.

Rall did not like the young Hartmann for the same reason, although the accounts are different.

Flying online with real enemies is awesome, it adds a whole dimension to an already awesome sim. So if there is anyone out there who can lead a Rott or a Schwarm with reasonable leadership abilities and real discipline then let me know.
But therin lies our problem, There is NO discipline on the Internet. The only punishment for an infraction is "KICKED"

I think that all these books should be required reading :~)

Also maybe there needs to be a book review section. So these you pilots can get interested in actual history.

I do some reading too, though not as much as you.

"Stuka Pilot" by Hans Ulrich Rudell was my favorite from a pilot. He was a consideration for the best conventional combat pilot of any aircraft type. Only in extremely poor weather conditions did he fly alone to avoid accident. Over 2,500 combat missions, started early in the war, and Rudell finished the war with a lost leg but flew with it to the end of the conflict. His list of victories is staggering, including a Russian warship - battleship was it?

Surviving Stukas depended on the group to fight and live. Lone wolves or mavericks died.

There is glory only with honor in my opinion. I enjoy flying with people who share that standard. It has been the ultimate pleasure to be with such people.




Fireskull