This is the story of Allied fighter pilots and the part they played in
all the principal operational theatres of World War II. It also tells of
life on the wartime airfield and how ground crew kept the aircraft ready
for action either in the bitter cold of a Scottish winter or the
sweltering heat of the North African desert. The book brings home the
nervous strain caused by the constant readiness demanded by all those
involved with fighter squadron combat and the intense comradeship
created in each fighting unit.