One of America's greatest military aviation historians relates the astonishing--and true--story of the only American warplane to fight in every operational theater in World War II from Pearl Harbor to Alaska and North Africa to Northern Europe

Well written and thorough. More pics are always a plus with books of this type. The aircraft itself is unique and worth reading. My first reading into aircraft was with the old Ballentine series, so this brought me back a few decades. ( )

I had read Caidin's stuff when I was a teenager but nothing recently. I'd forgotten what an entertaining writer he is. Whether describing an airbattle or the technical specifications of a fighter, he makes it interesting. While the intent of the book is correct the many negative myths surounding the P-38, Caidin is fair and candid about the plane's early failings. He includes many battle sequences that he garnered from interviews, letters and offical Air Force documents.
The one complaint I have is there are no photos of the plane or the important people who designed, flew and repaired it.
Martin Caidin was a flyer whose many accomplishments in aviation and writing are too many to mention here. Check him out on Wikipedia. ( )