6" x 9", 415 page trade paperback titled CLASH OF WINGS: WORLD WAR II IN THE AIR by Walter J. Boyne/ A Touchstone Book, ISBN # 0-684-83915-6,  Second printing, copyright 1997/ In the first comprehensive, expert assessment of the international air war from 1939 to 1945, a retired USAF colonel brings his extensive experience and unique perspective to bear in a sweeping overview of the pivotal battles, important personalities, and key technological developments of WWII, showing how air power shaped and changed the course of the war.  Boyne resurrects the war of the skies in all its heroic and tragic drama, while supplying insightful, expert conclusions about previously overlooked aspects of the war, including the essential role of American bombers in Europe; Germany's miscalculation of the number of planes required for victory; the Allies' slow start in deploying maximum air power—and why they eventually triumphed.

The book is complete and in FINE condition with some overall light wear that includes slightly off-white pages. The retail price has been blotted out on the back cover.