Recently, Greenhill Books was kind enough to provide me with an ARC of "How the RAF and USAF Beat the Luftwaffe" by Ken Delve.   I must preface my remarks by noting that I have read extensively into the literature surrounding this subject, and that is, of course, apt to color my comments.  That said, the text in question is a fairly technical and rather academic "study" of the complex events surrounding the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the West by the combined efforts of the American AAF and the British RAF.  Make no mistake, the book seems heavily weighted towards the British in its interpretation of events, but that is not necessarily a problem.  It explicitly notes that the subject matter specifically excludes events on the Eastern Front as well as North Africa and the Pacific.  The author's style, while somewhat ponderously academic, is especially rewarding for those who are new to the material.  The author often uses "bullets" to outline technological, tactical and strategic matters, making it relatively simple for the reader to seek out specific data (and the book is full of data),  The student, trying to make sense of the mass of material presented and the way that it might have influenced events seems the obvious target audience for the text.  The casual reader, looking for an entertaining and interesting narrative history needs to understand that this may not be precisely what they are looking for.  Nonetheless, the data alone is fascinating if you have an interest in the numbers and don't mind the somewhat pedantic structure of the text.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it gave a great overview of the air war of world war two. Alongside the statistics were veteran comments giving a nice human touch.
It was fascinating how the war unfolded and how each side strived to improve their air forces and to also counter each others improvements. Once the USAAF joined the war, the GAF was simply overwhelmed and combined with over-politicising  by the Nazis led to their downfall.
I recommend this book to all avid military historians.