One of the best written first-person accounts of air combat during World War Two is The Big Show by Pierre Clostermann. Pierre was a highly decorated pilot who flew Spitfires and Tempests for the RAF during WW2. Pierre passed away a couple years ago, but his memory lives on in hearts and minds of his friends, most notably the talented Spanish artist Manuel Perales, whose close personal association with Pierre resulted in the beautifully illustrated graphic novelization of The Big Show. Until recently, this wonderful book was not available in English, but Manuel has recently begun to offer English translations of his work in e-book format. The first part of his lovely book is available now from lulu.com. I highly recommend it.

You may also enjoy Manuel’s illustrated e-book history of the French volunteer “Normandie-Niemen” squadron that fought alongside the Russians during World War Two. Both these rare gems are being offered for sale by the artist himself, and are not available in print (in English) at the present time. so throw a little love Manuel’s way, and tell him Fritz The Fox sent you.

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