Back on good books. Three that I highly recommend for a holiday read and which cross the ages of conflict:
1. Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield - The Battle at Thermopylae between the Spartan s and invading Persians. A fantastic read.
2. First Light by Geoffrey Wellum - Story of Geoffrey Wellum, the youngest spitfire pilot in 92 Sqn and the Battle of Britain. A brilliant story, very moving. Loved it.
3. Low Level Hell by Hugh L. Mills Jr and Robert A Anderson. The story of Mills and his exploits as a scout pilot on Loach's in the Vietnam war. I suspect that the majority of scout/recce pilots have read this one. Another great read and probably better than Chicken Hawk.
Cheers
MattBar