"Up in Harm's Way" is indeed a cracking read of RN aviation. Surprised to find that in all the detail of carrier ops developments, not a single mention of Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown was made.
Agree, great read, almost as good as his earlier "They gave me a Seafire". Actually I think there are a few indirect (and not particularly complimentary) references to the great Winkle. It seems that not everyone shared the world's admiration. There are some direct and definitely not complimentary references in Adml Lygo's book "Collision Course". I wouldn't give tuppence for Lygo's opinion of anyone, but Crossley's a different matter.