A short read, I covered this over a couple of days and thoroughly enjoyed the book. The text is supported by first person accounts, which are a highlight, some colour profiles, and sidebars / text blocks. The narrative is for the most part near bullet point in style, as it needs to be given the size of the subject and the length of the book.

I re-read some of the first-person accounts about the daring of these pilots, the enormous odds against them, and the efforts they took to succeed. There are some very good personal profiles, see images, that show these pilots for the humans they were. And post war interviews are worth the book, too.

The book itself is balanced, in that there is no political statements, remaining focus on the subject title for its duration. There were a couple of areas I would have liked further explanation, but that is a curiosity thing rather than any criticism of the book.

The color profiles, there are only a few of them, are great for reference material to modelers, even if only one view and only a sample of the aircraft used. I guess space did not allow for more. Similarly, some titles of a similar subject feature great color plates showing aircraft combat in the dark. Not this one.

No real criticisms to be given, a good read on an interesting subject that is succinct without being short, touches on all salient points pertaining to night fighter aces of the Luftwaffe 1940-1943, in a readable format supported by clear images.

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