Fighter Command: 1939-1945

by David Oliver

256 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Rick Brindle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good, workmanlike account of Fighter Command during WW2. It gives a general overview, mentions the personalities of the commanders and some of their conflicts with each other. Much mention is made of individual pilots, but not much narrative to flesh out the bones of their exploits. A bit more detail of the types of missions flown, daily routines and challenges of the personnel would have made it much more interesting. saving graces though, are numerous first hand accounts of individual events, and plenty of cracking pictures. In all, a god book, but could have been better. Read during the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, my timing isn't always that good.