Battle for the skies : from Europe to the Pacific, World War II aces tell their story

Using mostly unpublished accounts, this volume contains the stores of the heroes of the air war from the German, British and commonwealth pilots that fought the decisive dogfights of the Battle of Britain, thrilling stories of bomber crews above Europe, inside the minds of Japanese kamikazes and the Russian aces of the Eastern front, the recollections of the men who were there gives an extraordinary insight into the war, the rivalry and respect between the combatants, what they thought about the planes they flew and the job they had to do.