Document created: 20 August 02
Air & Space Power Journal - Fall 2002

Flying Aces: Aviation Art of World War II by James H. Kitchens and Bernard C. Nalty. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. (http://www.sterlingpub.com/ home/home.asp), 387 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016, 2001, 144 pages, $19.95.

Flying Aces is a spectacular coffee-table book that combines the beauty of aviation art and the history of aerial combat in the Second World War. Brief stories of some of the most legendary aces of that war are magnificently illustrated with paintings inspired by the heroic feats of those pilots as well as the efforts of aviators on different sides of the war in all theaters. Over 70 war scenes by noted artists provide parts of the war story that words cannot tell. A polished introduction by Bernard C. Nalty helps make this book both a very exciting read and an enjoyable viewing. Available in paperback, it is well worth the price.

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