This is the first of Ventura's books I have had the opportunity to read and it is basically an updated and extended version of the out of print volume on ANZAC Spitfire pilots.

It contains the biographies of ten Australian and New Zealand pilots who flew during World War II in all theaters of operations from the UK to North Africa and Italy to the CBI and Southwest Pacific. In addition to their personal recollections and history of the time, there are a superb number of period photos, often from the pilot's own collections. In addition to all this, the book has several pages of full color profiles  and three views of the aircraft they flew. This makes it not only interesting to the general reader, but a great reference for the modeler.

I found it to be a superb read and considering the number of different Spitfire types they flew, a book that had no trouble keeping my interest page after page. I can easily recommend this one to you.

April 2011

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