Here you can find all the book reviews in alphabetical order.
Books A-Z
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The Hawker Hurricane: World War II from Primary Sources
Pen & Sword Digital2014English5060247620961This DVD I recently encountered somewhere on the internet and because I became interested in aircraft from the time of WO II through trips in Tiger Moths, I bought this one. The DVD shows the history of the ‘Hawker Hurricane’ which was designed by Sydney Camm and from 1937 flown through countless countries, but mainly […]
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NINE WINGCOS and the Lancaster
Fighting High Ltd2018English256 pg.978 1 9998128 3 6Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.
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RAF Tanker Navigator
Pen & Sword Books2012English192 pg.9781844157440Review written by: Max HeldringThis book tells about the daily life of a RAF navigator, who for the biggest part of his military career flew on the then 4 engine RAF jets like the Vickers Valiant and the Handley-Page Victor. Tony Golds – our main character- joined the RAF almost directly after his study. That was in 1960, the […]
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Kamikaze - To Die for the Emperor
Pen and Sword Books2014English237 pg.9781781593134Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThis book, detailing the creation and execution of the Japanese kamikaze – divine wind – suicide attacks, was a real eye-opener for me. Never before have I read such a detailed account of this desperate stratagem. Moreover, the profound effect the attacks had on the allied fleet in the closing years of the war was […]
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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II- The 'Warthog' Ground Attack Aircraft
Pen & Sword Books2020English448 pg.9781526759269Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp279th Review Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II- The ‘Warthog’ Ground Attack Aircraft- Peter C Smith Developing the A-10 Killing tanks is what this one purpose warplane was designed for, and during the Gulf Wars she fulfilled this job par excellence! That, in a nutshell, is what this book is about. After WW I the US […]
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Lightning from the Cockpit- Flying the Supersonic Legend
Pen & Sword Books2013English192 pg.978 1 84415 355 8Review written by: Max HeldringThe Lightning was my favorite jetfighter controlling the skies in the sixties over England. Of course I have read more books about the Lightning but never so detailed in describing the history and characteristics of this legend. The first test flight took place in august 1954 and it was in service for more then 28 […]
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F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat
Osprey Publishing2014English97 pg.978-1-78200-347-2Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat- Peter E. Davies The F-111 Aardvark was designed to substitute the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. The General Dynamics aircraft became operational in the U.S. Air Force in July 1967. Depending on who you talk to, the F-111 was either a great airplane or something of a nuisance. From the […]
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Bloody Sixteen- The USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 during the Vietnam War
Potomac Books, Inc.2018English416 pg.ISBN-10: 161234979X ISBN-13: 978-1612349794Review written by: Max Heldring218th review Bloody Sixteen The USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 during the Vietnam War – Peter Frey ALSO IN ADIOBOOK VERSION!!! Much is published about the Vietnam War between the USA and North-Vietnam especially about the ground offensives and the enormous lost of human lives on American side. This book is solely dedicated to […]
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The Learjet History: Beginnings, Innovations and Utilization
Springer2022English389 pg.ISBN-10 : 303106030X ISBN-13 : 978-3031060304Review written by: Max HeldringThis book is a monument for the Learjet and Bill Lear written with an unbelievable amount of technical information supported by visual printed content, drawings of modifications and a great amount of photographs. A must for every LJ pilot or business pilot and their worldwide users. The authors must have worked on this for years because all technicalities are well researched and detailed described. I am sure competition must have acquired this book also. The company delivered the last Learjet in May 2021 having produced 3056 models.
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Swiss Tiger Parallel Flight
Goatworks & Teammedia GmbH2017Both English and German text160 pg.978-3-9524649-1-5Review written by: Simon JakubowskiAfter being fortunate enough to read Peter’s last book ‘Amir’ I admit to being quite the fan of this authors work and Swiss Tiger’s arrival today only strengthened that adoration! We’ve seen teaser pictures via social media for some time now and If you liked them then the actual images in the book will blow […]