Panzer Aces II: Battle Stories of German Tank Commanders in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)

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Summary: Good Men, Wrong Side.
Review: Following the concept in Volume I, this is really the stories of six men. They were soldiers. And they were on the side of the Germans during World War II. They fought on both the Eastern and Western fronts. They appear to have been good men, and for the most part they were incredibly lucky. They began the war at its start. Three of the six survived the war - perhaps it helps to survive to get to tell your story to the book writers.

These stories are interesting because they present a side of the war not often seen in the United States. These men were fighting against us, and they were on the losing side. Still they were men, and they tried to do the best they could for their country. I think anyone will agree that these men were provided with just about the best equipment of any army. But during the war the Germans built about 40,000 tanks. The United States alone built some 88,000, the Soviet Union built more than that.