Aces is a celebration of the bold fighter pilots who earned the
accolade and joined the ranks of flying aces during World War II
aviation combat.
Since World War I, fighter pilots have been seen as a breed apart,
fighting their battles high above the mud and muck of the
battlefields--"knights of the air." During World War II, tens of
thousands of aircraft engaged in deadly dogfights in the skies over
Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific. In this hellish battle for
survival, hundreds of pilots claimed five or more victories to become
aces. These are their stories.
This informative history book includes a wealth of biographies of
WWII's most daring aerial knights. Each major country in the war (and
some of the minor ones) had Aces. You can learn about where they came
from, who they fought for, who they were outside the cockpit,
and see their brave young faces that were ready for whatever the war
threw at them. Packed with rare historical photos as well as
modern images to see how their work impacted history, Aces paints
a full picture of these featured flyers.
Among aviation warfare, the title of "ace" sets some above the rest.
While it technically marks the pilots as having five enemy kills in
aerial combat, it means a lot more than that in military circles. On
the battlefield, they were enemies, diametrically opposed, but when they
were firmly planted on the ground, they were respected colleagues.
Learn all about the daring men of valor from:
- US Army Air Forces, US Navy, and US Marines
- British Commonwealth
- Germany
- The Soviet Union
- Poland
- Japan
- Italy
- France
- And other Allied and Axis forces
This fascinating account of the greatest pilots of World War II is a
great gift for the history buff in your life and an excellent way to
fall into history.
