Death wears the brightest badge of glory In this edition of Battle Birds, you will see stories of deadly air battles, lone hunters looming in the skies above, and airmen destined to face death on a daily basis! Battle Birds brought readers a thrilling main story, referred to as a “novel”, that featured a rotating cast of main characters with the focus of the stories on the conflict that would soon be known as World War II. And now Battle Birds is back, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.