Wing Leader (Wings of War) - Hardcover

Johnson, J. E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809496259 ISBN 13: 9780809496259

Publisher: Time Life Education, 1992

Synopsis

Johnnie Johnson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 as a week-end flier, and finished the war as the top-scoring Allied fighter pilot with 38 confirmed victories.

WING LEADER is his account of the Battle of Britain, of the bitter fighting over Dieppe, and of the final battle across the skies of France and over the Rhine when, as a group captain, he commanded a British wing of the latest and most powerful Spitfires.

"WING LEADER is a magnificent story of fighter pilots--so graphic in its description of aerial combat, so sympathetic in its portraits of fighting men that it will rank with the finest books which have come out of the war." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

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Review:

"...the story remains compelling and should be considered a must read for any Spitfire enthusiast. I highly recommend Wing Leader." -IPMS, reviewed by Anthony Tvaryanas, May 2012 (IPMS 2012-05-03)

"...you will find it to be a superb book and one that I can easily recommend to you." -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, May 2012 (Modeling Madness 2012-05-03)

"Told from his own perspective, this book is both personal and historical, and it is that combination that makes it such a wonderful read." -Internet Modeler, reviewed by Chris Banyai-Riepl, May 2012 (Internet Modeler 2012-05-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: Time Life Education
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0809496259
• ISBN 13: 9780809496259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320