Aviation history
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Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy
Pen and Sword Books2015English
208 pg.9781783376100I already own several of these “Images of War” books and what is nice about the series as a whole is the format; slightly smaller than A4, aromatic paper, and easily digestible information in bite-sized chunks. This book – as the name implies – concerns aircraft carriers. It details in four chapters the development of […]
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RAF in Camera 1950s and -1960s (2 books)
Pen and Sword Books2015English
300 pg.RAF 50s: 9781473827950 / RAF60s: 9781473837768Two books of each around 300 pages full with my favourite pictures! Splendid books…without exaggeration. When you see the front pages with the formation of Hunters and Lightnings, than you are straight back in those years in which an enormous variety of planes flew within the RAF. The Second World War had only just come […]
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Verhaaltjes blijven komen
Martin Leeuwis Publicaties2015Dutch
233 pg.978-94-90008-17-8Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.
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The Great leader and the fighter pilot
Viking (Uitgeverij Balans for the Dutch version)2015English, Dutch and many more
304 pg.978-0670016570 (USA)Recently my eye fell on this book with a fighter jet on the cover and then I want to read it! Of all the aviation books that I read, this one is a bit odd but tasty, because it doesn’t only cover special aviation history, but also separately tells about the history of North Korea. […]
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Polar Winds
Dundurn2014English
224 pg.1459723791It gives a special feeling when you are reading on the 38th degree of latitude with 35 degrees a book about aviation in the Canadian region above the 60st degree of latitude with temperatures in winter of 40 degrees Celsius below zero, a difference of 75 degrees Celsius! At least the book provides cooling with […]
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RAF Tanker Navigator
Pen & Sword Books2012English
192 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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The mighty Eighth at war
Pen & Sword Books2010English
288 pg.9781783830015Review written by: Max HeldringThis 282 pages counting book tells about the actions of the 8th US air force during the Second World War. The 8th contained B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers and operated from Great Britain under the command of brigadier general Ira. C. Eaker. The book gives a detailed overview of all the operations of […]
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Grumman F9F Cougar Detail & Scale Series
Detail and Scale Series2014English
978-0-9860677-1-6Review written by: Max HeldringThis e-book describes the Grunman F9F Cougar, the first arrow wing jet of the American Navy. With the appearance of the MIG 15 above Korea, the American Navy was heavenly pressurized to quickly come with a counter reply and that led to the development of the Cougar as successor of the ‘straight wing’ Grunman Panther. […]
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All along the control tower, A photobook
Narwal Publishers2015English
220 pg.978-90-817110-4-3One would not exactly refer to aviation as a niche. Books on the subject of aviation probably more so. However, books about World War ll control towers would certainly fall into that category! This book from the brothers Theo and Frans Barten contains photographs of the last 52 remaining Second World War towers at (former) […]
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Avro LANCASTER in Military Service 1945 - 1965
Pen & Sword2014English
96 pg.978 147382 7240Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThe in the tittle mentioned dates are in some way not really correct: the first operational flight with Lancaster bombers took place on the 3rd of March 1942 (with 4 Lancaster’s that laid mines before the German coast). 7.377 bombers have been built of which 3.460 were lost during operational ‘wartime’. Crashes during take-off and […]