Duel for the Sky: 10 Crucial Air Battles of World War 2 Vividly Recreated

by Shores, Christopher Shores

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Grub Street (1998)

ISBN: 189869799X

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Not quite the book I thought it would be. The descriptions of the battles are mostly a order of battle (units involved etc.). Although very complete in that way and probably more accurate than many accounts, it does not make for very good reading. There are some insights as far as claims on both sides and what units were involved, but no first person stories and little overall evaluation and conclusion. Description of aircraft is also pretty light, and does not include pictures or drawings of all aircraft (would be useful for some of the more uncommon aircraft). If you are interested in units involved and numbers etc., I would suggest this book. If you want interesting stories and reading or want some evaluation and insight (other than numbers) on the subject I would not suggest this book.

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