JG 300 Wilde Sau Vol. 1 Standard Edition
Anyone interested in WW2 air warfare (Western Front) should not hesitate to pick up copies of JG 300 Vols. 1 and 2 before they inevitably disappear from the shelves. These quality books are large and beautifully printed, 775 pages packed with personal accounts of life in a Luftwaffe Fighter unit during the latter years of WW2. Extraordinary effort has gone into the research of this unit (translated fro the original French by the reknowned historian Neil Page BA), with literally hundreds of excellent b/w photographs and numerous, vivid aircraft profiles (equisitely done by Tom Tullis) from each Gruppe. Combat reports, diary excerpts, veteran recounted battles and experiences, loss lists and victory lists round out an outstanding unit history. I have been reading them and scanning the photos for months, and I am constantly suprised by something new. These volumes are worth their weight in gold. Amateur Luftwaffe researchers and enthusiasts will absolutely treasure these volumes in their library. --By Daniel R. TaylorMr. JeanYves Lorant did a superb job on both parts of this chronicle. I was amazed with the number and quality of photographs, I loved the text and these two books (Part 1 + Part 2) became a pride of my Luftwaffe books collection. It's totally worth the money! --By Jaroslav Sauer -My review applies to both volumes of this oustanding work, obviously a labor of love for the authors; we readers are the beneficiaries of their efforts. What could easily be a dry recounting of each day's activities for a Luftwaffe Fighter Wing engaged in the Defense of the Reich, instead becomes of personal narrative of a long struggle, against heavy odds, whose ulimate conclusion was readily apparent to those involved. The personal recollections of the pilots are what remains in one's mind after reading these books. Beautifully done aircraft profiles as well, printed on high grade paper, these are books to treasure. One subject continues to bother me; the repeated descriptions of USAAF fighters machine gunning helpless pilots in their parachutes, and on the ground. --By Robert A., Shoaf