One of the most effective air forces in the world has to belong to Israel. Fighting pretty much every day since its existance in 1948, the Israel Air Force has played a major part in protecting Israel from its Arab neighbors. This book tries to tell about those fighting men who obtained the status of ace in the Israel Air Force. What is surprising is that the first Israeli ace didn't obtain that until the 1967 war! From flying Spitfires and Avia S199s to Mirages and Phantoms to F-15s and Kfirs, this book takes you through all the conflicts with lots of first hand information. The text is superb, but the pictures are even better. Not one picture in this book has been censored, so all the markings are clearly visible. Some of those planes were quite colorful! Overall, I can highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in Middle Eastern air forces, or for someone who just wants to see what it was like to fly and fight with one of the best air forces in the world.

Chris Banyai-Riepl

This book is a must read for anyone who is the least bit interested in the history of the world. So much of today's strife can be traced back to this little conflict, but if you ask the majority of people out there, they couldn't even tell you who the participants were. This book tells everything, and leaves no stone unturned. Taking up where the author's previous book Spitfires over Israel left off, this book covers the lead up to the conflict, with viewpoints taken from all the main participants. The British, French, Israeli and Egyptian points of view are all shown, and the power struggle for control of the whole Middle East is brought out in this riveting book. If you are fascinated by any one of these countries, or the Middle East in general, you should add this title to your library immediately.

Chris Banyai-Riepl