‘Twelve to One’ V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific

Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Australasia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994. An airbrush artist with years of experience, Chris Davey has become Osprey's principal illustrator of RAF aircraft, having produced the profiles for over a dozen books since 1994. His most recent work includes Aircraft of the Aces 38: 'Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth' and Combat Aircraft 31: 'Lancaster Squadrons 1942-43'. He is particularly adept at 'big' aircraft like the Halifax and Sunderland.

• Editor's Introduction; Period Prefaces; 8th Fighter Group; 35th Fighter Group; 49th Fighter Group; 58th Fighter Group; 348th Fighter Group; 475th Fighter Group; Appendices