Here you can find all the book reviews in alphabetical order.
Books A-Z
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Thunderbolts Triumphant- The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehrmacht
Casemate Publishers2018English220 pg.9781612006734Review written by: Joris GonggrijpReview on book Thunderbolts Triumphant. Chris is of the age of the grandsons/-doughters of the men who flew the Thunderbolt over wartime Europa, but lucky enough to have had the opportunity to interview about twenty of the survivors of the 362nd. He also got in contact with the Arbeitsgruppe Vermissten- forschung from postwar Germany what explains […]
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JUNKERS JU-88
Frontline Books2018English198 pg.978 1 47389 236 1Review written by: Max HeldringSorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.
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Knights Of The Battle Of Britain- Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight’s Cross in 1940
Frontline Books2018English212 pg.9781526726513Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp227th Review Knights Of The Battle Of Britain- Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight’s Cross in 1940- Chris Goss When Chris Goss was asked to write a book about the Ritterkreuzen that between April – December 1940, the period of the The Battle of Britain, were presented to members of the Luftwaffe, he thought that at […]
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The Boeing 787: Dreamliner
Schiffer Publishing Ltd2014English152 pg.ISBN-10: 0764346377 ISBN-13: 978-0764346378Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezBesides flying, being around airplanes, and airplane watching and identification, nothing gives aviation enthusiasts greater pleasure than reading about airplanes and aviation history. Aviation enthusiasts are engaged historians of flight and the technology that has made flight possible. In many ways, the history of aviation is as intellectual as it is visual. From the beginning […]
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Flying Light Helicopters with the Royal Marines-Collective Tales From Marine Air 489
Pen and Sword Books2021English304 pg.9781399002509Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThis book contains the most comprehensive description of helicopter –, or any other aircraft-, flying I was ever privilleged to review.
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Best Food Forward
Frontline Books2017English223 pg.978 1 47389 762 5Review written by: Max HeldringFrom the stories of WW2 during the Battle of Britain the name of Douglas Bader is very well known as the ace without legs. He lost his legs in a prewar flight accident and with a lot of perseverance he became a famous fighter pilot. But there is another fighter pilot who flew without legs […]
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The B-58 Blunder: How the U.S. Abandoned its Best Strategic Bomber
George Holt Jr.2015English140 pg.ISBN-10: 0692478817 ISBN-13: 978-0692478813Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezI first saw a picture of the Convair B-58 Hustler in C.B. Colby’s 1966 book Jets of the World: New Fighters, Bombers and Transports. I discovered the book in the library of Buena Vista Elementary school. The year was 1972 and I was in the second grade. As best as I recall, the library had […]
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Sea Harrier Over The Falklands
Orion Publishing Co2000English978-0304355426No trudge novel but again a real ‘aviation book’ for the night table! In my search for good books that cause your heart beating faster, I bought ‘Sea Harrier Over The Falklands’ of Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. The book is about the use of the then brand-new Sea Harrier in the conflict around the Falklands in […]
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The crisis after the crisis/ Faro: de ramp na de ramp- van slachtoffer naar probleem
Reed businessEnglish, Dutch313 pg.90 5850 495 6December 21, 1992: Disaster strikes Faro, Portugal. A Dutch Martinair DC-10(owned by the Dutch Airforce and operated by Martinair) crashes at the airport leaving many passengers and crew members dead or wounded. Cor ten Hove, the author of this book, is a passenger on that plane. He survives, but his life will never be the […]
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Van Pioniers tot professionals
2012Dutch111 pg.Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.