2008-02-29 Excellent

This book is simply amazing. The first chapters describe the development of machines and tactics that later on played important part during the Battle. It makes the whole book much easier to understand. From Home Chain to fighter planes, from vic formation to German tactics - it gives you lots of details. Later on the author describes the actual combat action, aims, targets etc. In later chapters you will find info about accuracy and effectiveness of pilots. It shows how aces differed from regular pilots.
At the same time it is a book that you will be reading very quickly and still wanting to go a little further. There's no time for boredom.
The book is a general description of events of the summer of 1940. Dont look in it for a detailed information regarding particular pilots. The author mentions them just in order to present their sories as something that might have happened to any of the pilots. It also mentions the role of the allies - Czech, Polish and other fighter pilots, however Mr. Bungay once again doesn't go into details (apart from describing the 303 Squadron as one of Keith Park's "Praetorian Guards":) ). Also you will find here stories of amazing courage as the account of how the VC has been won.
All in all - great book, really worth reading.