Over eight decades, the sky has been an arena for combat - of the most deadly kind.
In this fascinating history, Alfred Price chooses fifteen exciting stories of air combat, from the Battle of Britain and Zeppelin adventures to Tornado spy-planes.
The stories illustrate the daring of combat fliers at first hand, be they British, American, German or Japanese pilots.
Through the stories, the reader can follow the changes in military aviation over eight decades of the twentieth century.