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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544
EAN num: 9781853675874
ISBN number: 1853675873
Label: Greenhill Books
Manufacturer: Greenhill Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 248
Printing Date: February 19, 2006
Publishing house: Greenhill Books
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Air power in World War II was crucial for ultimate victory. It held up armies in the field, sapped war-making capacity at home and reduced naval forces to near impotence. Gaining air superiority was the task of the fighter and it was the fighters who determined the eventual outcome of the war. Many thousands of fighter pilots of many nations v British, American, Australian, Canadian, Polish and many more v flew, fought and died in Allied aircraft. A few became famous. About five percent of fighter pilots accounted for some forty percent of all air victories and these were the aces. Mike Spick, author of the excellent Luftwaffe Fighter Aces, examines in detail every major theatre of the air war, compares the aircraft and operational conditions, and highlights individual tactics and methods of the best of the aces. Twenty-five diagrams graphically illustrate some of the most successful combat tactics. With first-hand accounts putting the reader in the thick of the action, Allied Fighter Aces is an exciting, fast-paced read as well as a major source of reliable information for the air combat enthusiast.
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This is the second book in a series by prolific aviation author Mike Spick. It is written in the same format as the very first and covers much the same ground but from the allied perspective. Unfortunately, it doesn't work quite as well. One of the problems faced here is the enormous scale of the subject. This is a much larger topic than the very first book and I really think the Pacific conflict is worthy of a separate volume, perhaps covering both sides. I would also like to have seen a "Strike Rate" given for each pilot in the manner of his previous book, "Luftwaffe Fighter Aces", so that direct comparisons may be made. The author's personal writing style is starting to become a little irritating, too. It only happens occasionally but it is inappropriate and distracting. A not-quite-worthy companion to "Luftwaffe Fighter Aces", it is still a good read and will give the reader a good insight into the subject.
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This is a book about how the Luftwaffe fought. It is not an indepth study of the pilot's tactics and techniques.
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This is a book about how the Allied Air Forces fought as organizations. It is not an indepth study of the pilot's tactics and techniques.
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I read this book after reading Spick's glorious Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. Certainly the Luftwaffe was a much better read. Infact, I believed Mike wrote this book in response to the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. What"s wrong with the Allied Fighter Aces is that it lack the grace and splendour of the earlier book. I certainly believe that the author thoroughly enjoyed writing on the Luftwaffe aces and his enthusiasm are shown through out.
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Reading about the WWII airwar in "The Triumph and the Glory" fired an interest in me in the aerial combat history of the war. So I checked around on Amazon and found this book and ordered it right away. Spick has done a great job, his writing appeals to laymen like myself but certainly deals with the topic at a deeper level that experts and enthusiasts must enjoy as well. A fine book, I would encourage anyone with an interest in military aviation or WWII to read it.
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