Introduction/Initial Encounters/Improving the Breed/Battle of Britain/Further Improvements and New Tactics/Over to the Offensive/Top Spitfire Mk I/II Aces/Two Aces Profiled/Appendices
Dr Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in the Royal Air Force, where he was a crewman on Vulcan bombers and specialised in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics. In a military flying career spanning fifteen years he logged over 4,000 flying hours. He left the service in 1974 and since then has been a full-time writer on aviation subjects. He is author of 46 books and more than 200 magazine articles. He holds a PhD in history from Loughborough University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. The late Keith Fretwell was a very skilled aviation artist. He illustrated numerous books in the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series. Mark Rolfe is an extremely talented profile artist. He has worked on a number of titles in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series'.
"This volume...is an exciting and formative read and a must for the personal libraries of Spitfire fans anywhere." --Jeff Troy, Park Pilot (Spring 2009)
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