INTRODUCTION
Polish Spitfire Aces is the 127 volume of
Osprey's Aces Series. The book was authored by Wojtek Matusiak and illustrated by Robert Grudzien.
CONTENT
This publication has 7 chapters plus an introduction & a index:
Introduction
Defending Britain
Hot Summer of 1941
Against the Fw190s
Dieppe Landings
Spitfire IXs
Mediteranean Adventures
Tactical Air Force
Index
Plus 6 Appendices
#1: Polish Aces who flew Spitfires
#2: Known Non-Polish Aces who flew Spitfires in Polish Units
#3: Polish Spitfire Air Force Units
#4: Polish Air Force Spitfire Wings
#5: Polish Aces with RAF Spitfire Squadrons During WW 2
#6: Surviving Spitfires Kown to have been flown by Polish Aces
GRAPHICS
There are 36 full color Plates. Most are from the ETO, but a few are from the MTO, as well a a multitude of B&W photographs.
CONCLUSION
The book has been organized in a chronological timeline sequence of various aces, with a great deal of the information coming from their personal combat reports of the pilots.
For those looking for more of a reference work for modeling Polish Spitfires, this isn't the book for you. But for those who are interested in the history of the Polish Spitfire Pilots of WW2, this book is an easy and enjoyable read.
Please remember to tell vendors and retailers that you saw this book here - on Aeroscale.
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