I pick up Tillman's books whenever I see them as reference material, but decided to read this one as I'm getting close to building my first Hellcat model. The book was surprisingly light on the design and origins of the F6F, and is devoted more to blow by blow, day by day accounts of the operational career of the aircraft. It's dense, but interesting. Frustratingly, the book is printed in sepia toned ink, so the photos are even less useful as references.