<B>In terms of enemy aircraft shot down or destroyed Squadron Leader Thomas 'Pat' Pattle was the greatest fighter pilot of the Second World War.</B><br><br><br><br>A South African who flew with the RAF Pattle was an airman of outstanding skills and leadership who became <B>the Allies' top-scoring fighter pilot</B> after winning scores of stunning victories in deadly aerial combat.<br><br><br><br>But for years after the war ended Pattle was <B>virtually an unsung hero</B> because the records of his extraordinary achievements were destroyed amid the turmoil of war.<br><br><br><br>Compiled with the help of surviving pilots and members of the squadrons with which Pattle fought in the air over Greece <I>Ace of Aces</I> is a gripping and authoritative account of his amazing flying career and the book which finally brought Pattle the recognition he so richly deserved.