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Title: Planes have two wings for balance
Review: This book covers all the basics of a little-known but important battle, but it fails to take the reader beyond the facts and provide a useful interpretation. This is a two-dimensional nuts and bolts popular history for those fascinated by WWII aircraft. The prose is over-wrought and unashamedly politically partisan, which may be OK for an American audience, but undoubtedly will only serve to confuse foreign readers. This is especially apparent in Stephen Coonts foreward, which verges on jingoism. In many ways this book informs us more about the world view of 21st century American warhawks than about World War II. In sum, Tillman's politically partisan approach forgets a fundamental fact of aviation: carrier aircraft have two wings for balance, not just a right wing.
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