Mr Veitch tells this gripping tale extremely graphically, providing his highly compelling accounts by seemingly almost putting the reader right there in the pilot's seat during some of these hair-raising aerial encounters. He shares his fascinatingly detailed insights into the respective strategies used by both sides during the dramatic recurring day-to-day 'scrambles' to face air combat for a harrowing & tragic six weeks. It also incorporates his in-depth research findings into the woeful shortcomings relating to their training; equipment; supplies; tropical health prevention; and not least of all: their flagging morale which harshly confronted these young pilots, who were mainly raw recruits.