This book is a collection of Robert Taylor’s paintings. Each page is full of information not only about the wartime scene being depicted in the painting but also Robert Taylor gives his running commentary on how he developed the painting from his many sources - including first-hand accounts by pilot veterans. The amount of research that Taylor puts into each painting is quite astounding.

Robert Taylor is very much regarded as the world’s foremost aviation artist and this book together with its complementary volumes are regarded as the finest books of aviation paintings yet published.

Taylor’s original paintings are to be found hanging in leading museums, galleries and private collections around the world. 24 of his paintings are reproduced in this book. In this Hardcover Edition only the highest quality paper has been used to replicate the splendid vivid colours.

Each painting is discussed within a separate four-page chapter providing an in-depth visual and verbal study of some of Taylor’s most popular paintings.

"It is superb in its content and a magnificent production ... the book will become a family heirloom" Group Captain Townsend CVO DSO DFC.