Manuel Wolf describes the aerial war which was fought over all of Europe's major theatres of war. With his flowing, lively narrative style the author explains each sequence of events in a wholly innovative way, basing his chapters on themes and life histories as well as chronological events. The wealth of extraordinarily detailed information helps the reader to comprehend the overall military context, both on the ground and in the air. All the important types of aircraft are compared in a unique, never before published summary of the technical data. Identification markings on the aircraft involved in the incidents are illustrated and the losses on individual battle days listed in a table. The book describes pioneering, technical developments comprehensibly and depicts aerial combat in a precise and exciting way. Impressive, colourful images reveal to the reader the drama of the dogfights.
For twelve years Manuel Wolf conducted research worldwide and made an extensive study of the relevant literature. He interviewed surviving pilots and contemporary witnesses, gained access to the personal archives of the deceased and exchanged views with aerial combat experts from all over Europe.
No reader with an interest in military history can afford to miss this masterpiece with more than 700 photos, aircraft profiles in colour, maps and accurately detailed scenarios.