This book brings together the best and most iconic fighters of World War II, pitted against one another in desperate aerial combat. The battle for the skies in World War II fuelled a race between rival air forces to develop ever faster and more capable fighter aircraft - and the struggle for air superiority was never over until the war itself ended. This volume explores four clashes of some of the finest planes and pilots, in key theatres of the war: Spitfires duelling the formidable Bf 109 over the Channel, the Fw 190 battling the Soviet La 5 and 7 on the Eastern Front, the F4F Wildcat in a desperate clash with the legendary A6M Zero-sen, and the F4U Corsair in combat with the second-generation Japanese Ki-84 in the closing days of the war. Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs, maps and colour artwork, Air Combat conveys the full story behind these dramatic aviation duels.

This book brings together the best and most iconic fighters of World War II, pitted against one another in desperate aerial combat.

About the Author
Osprey Aviation Editor since 1989, Tony Holmes is a native of Fremantle, Western Australia. Responsible for devising the Aircraft of the Aces, Combat Aircraft, Aviation Elite Units, Duel and X-Planes series, Tony has also written more than 30 books for Osprey over the past three decades.

Reviews
I think it's excellent - highly recommended and I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do. -- Geoff Coughlin * Scale Modelling Now *
The Armourer Editor's Choice: This is a very fine and collectable book about air combat in WWII. * The Armourer (March, 2019) *
Highly recommended. * Flypast *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472836762
Author Tony Holmes
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 1324g