Following the recent unveiling of the monument to Bomber Command in London's Green Park the publication of this lovingly crafted account of the exploits of oft overlooked 1 Group is set to be a timely one. Patrick Otter combines an appropriate level of detail regarding operations aircraft bases & incidents with accounts of human endurance & squadron fraternity which works to create a thoroughly well researched account of the wartime proceedings of 1 Group which is rooted firmly in humanity. The book is heavily illustrated throughout with both images of aircraft & pilot profiles supplementing the text perfectly & working further to humanize the accounts which the author relays as well as satisfying the Aviation buffs curiosity for new & interesting images of aircraft in their wartime contexts. Although often considered a somewhat controversial operational unit the bravery of the men who made up Bomber Command has never been in question. This book is further testament to that fact.