Panzer Aces is an English-language book series by the German author Franz Kurowski. Originally released in 1992 by J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, a Canadian publisher of military literature, it was licensed in 2002 by the firm to American publishers Ballantine Books and Stackpole Books. The series' books were a commercial success and enjoyed a wide readership among the American public.
Cover art of the 1st edition by J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing. According to The Myth of the Eastern Front:The Nazi–Soviet War in American Popular Culture , the cover art "evokes heroism, determination and might of the German soldier and his weapons".
Franz Kurowski was a German author of fiction and non-fiction who specialised in World War II topics. He is best known for producing apologist, revisionist and semi-fictional works on the history of the war, including the popular English-language series Panzer Aces and Infantry Aces.
Portrait of Kurowski as it appeared on the web site of the publishing house Verlag Bublies [de]
Kurowski's revisionist works on the bombing of Dresden, including Bombs over Dresden, were influenced by the British Holocaust denier David Irving.