A Very Good Military Read
If Chickenhawk is the best book written about hellicopter flying in Vietnam then A Lonely Kind of War - Forward Air Controller by Marshall Harrison has to be by far the best book written about fixed wing flying .
I read Robert Prest Phatom Pilot when it came out in 1979 and often wonder why someone who writes with such passion has not written anything else (that I am aware of ) since.
Non fiction : I would go for Cadillac Flight by Marshall Harrison . Its a bit "Boys Own" but certainly held my attention.
The 633 Squadron books by Frederick E Smith might not be the best in terms of aviation writing but I have yet to read a book that brings the characters lives and emotion to life in the way that he does.
I bought Stanley Stewarts Flying the Big Jets on the reccomendation of someone on this forum . It is an excellent read full of absolute gems that had me highlighting one section after another.