The Fw 190 was the scourge of Fighter Command from the moment is first appeared on the Western Front at Abbeville in August 1941 with II. / JG 26.  It was a nimble, speedy and well armed adversary that received numerous nicknames most notably "Butcher Bird".  From the beginning, it proved to be a worthy adversary to all Allied Fighters of the time particulary at low and medium altitudes.  Led by pilots such as "Pips" Priller, Heinz Bar and Walter Oesau, the handfull of Fw 190 equiped squadrons flew against overwhelming odds, firstly on the Channel Coast and then in direct defence of the Reich when the Jagdflieger took on the might of the U.S.A.A.F.'s Eighth and Ninth Air Forces.  The book, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces Of The Western Front, is laid out into the following chapters: 1) In The Beginning; 2) Channel And North Sea Build-Up; 3) Diversions North, South And Nocturnal; 4) Defence Of The Reich - The Battle Joined; 5) Normandy - The Killing Ground; 6) Defence Of The Reich - The Battle Lost and 7) The End Of The Line.  The appendices includes a section on the top aces and a color plates commentary.  Included in this book are many period black and white photographs, 44 aircraft profiles, 6 pilot profiles and a number of line drawings.  This book is 96 pages and is in like new condition.  The author is John Weal.  Edition published in 1996.