The book, Flying Cats: The Catalina Aircraft in World War II tells the amazing but true story of the "Flying Cats" including their achievements and exploits, of the heroism of many of their crews and the difficulties they had to endure during the war.  The Consolidated PBY Catalina was arguably the most versatile flying boat / amphibian ever produced.  PBY Catalinas not only served in numbers with the United States Army Air Corps, Navy and Coast Guard during World War II, they also served with distinction the air forces of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Free French, Great Britain, Indonesia, New Zealand and Norway.  With the PBY Catalina's remarkable lifting capacity and endurance, this long-range twin-engine aircraft routinely performed the following missions: 1) Anti-submarine warfare; 2) Bomber; 3) Cargo hauler; 4) Maritime reconnaissance aircraft; 5) Medical evacuation 6) Mine layer; 7) Search & rescue and 8) Special operations machine.  The major sections of "Flying Cats: The Catalina Aircraft in World War II" are as follows: 1) Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford, KCB, LVO, OBE, AFC, RAF (Retired); 2) Introduction; 3) Chapter 1 - The Machine; 4) Chapter 2 - US Navy Catalinas over the Atlantic and Caribbean; 5) Chapter 3 - Brazil; 6) Chapter 4 - RAF Coastal Command Operations; 7) Chapter 5 - Iceland; 8) Chapter 6 - Norway; 9) Chapter 7 - Gibraltar; 10) Chapter 8 - Operations in the Far East; 11) Chapter 9 - South Africa; 12) Chapter 10 - The Atlantic Ferry; 13) Chapter 11 - No 321 (Dutch) Squadron; 14) Chapter 12 - Canadian Squadrons; 15) Chapter 13 Pearl Harbor and the Japanese Advance; 16) Chapter 14 - Midway, Guadalcanal and the Bismarck Sea; 17) Chapter 15 The Aleutians; 18) Chapter 16 - Shipping strikes by the US Navy Catalinas; 19) Chapter 17 - Australia and the South Pacific; 20) Chapter 18 - RNZAF Rescue Operations; 21) Chapter 19 AAFUS Emergency Rescue Operations; 22) Chapter 20 - Other Services; 23) Appendices; 24) Acknowledgements; 25) Bibliography; 26) Glossary and abbreviations and 27) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Flying Cats: The Catalina Aircraft in World War II" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 102 black and white photographs; 2) 2 black and white illustrations and 3) 4 maps. This book represents the definitive story of the PBY Catalina and its operations world-wide during World War II.  It will certainly appeal to both aviation enthusiasts and military history buffs alike.  This book is 240 pages and is in excellent condition.  The author is Andrew Hendrie.  Edition published in 1988.