The Battle of Britain Was The First Defeat For The German Luftwaffe.

[Sternjaeger II]

I'm a victim of the same compulsory "buy a book and read it later" syndrome, got so many I have haven't read yet!

I have the book in paperback, but never got around to read it, why?

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I'm a victim of the same compulsory "buy a book and read it later" syndrome, got so many I have haven't read yet!

I have the book in paperback, but never got around to read it, why?

No particular reason really, I don't have a great library, most of my books are reference material and not historical analysis, the few I do have I haven't read, I am not a great one for reading that type of stuff....I even have a signed copy of 'tumult in the clouds' that I never finished (Reason I have a signed copy is that James Goodson was a patient of my farther)

Despite our differences, you may still give me an isight to what it may be all about...

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

No particular reason really, I don't have a great library, most of my books are reference material and not historical analysis, the few I do have I haven't read, I am not a great one for reading that type of stuff....I even have a signed copy of 'tumult in the clouds' that I never finished (Reason I have a signed copy is that James Goodson was a patient of my farther)

Despite our differences, you may still give me an isight to what it may be all about...

sorry mate, I haven't managed to read it

I can recommend you First Light by Geoffrey Wellum though, as an aviator yourself you might find his description of his first solo with a Tiggie the best written rendition of the experience

Uh and since he was mentioned before, Stephilner's book Spitfire On My Tail is quite a read, if anything a different one, that shows what it was like on the other side.

If you find it hard to read extremely academic books though, I would still recommend to read Bungay's one, if anything it flows better than Holland's.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

No particular reason really, I don't have a great library, most of my books are reference material and not historical analysis, the few I do have I haven't read, I am not a great one for reading that type of stuff....I even have a signed copy of 'tumult in the clouds' that I never finished (Reason I have a signed copy is that James Goodson was a patient of my farther)

Despite our differences, you may still give me an isight to what it may be all about...

uh and another thing, I read pilot's bios more for the descriptions of events and emotions than for the conclusions that they might reach, because even if they are cool, pilots are still human beings, not the custodians of the ultimate truth, although some get damn close to it.

When reading a "history book" it's important to understand beforehand the context in which it was written, if it's a witting or unwitting testimony, if it was written during or after the war etc..