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Oblique Views: Aerial Photography and Southwest Archaeology
Museum of New Mexico Press2015English124 pg.ISBN-10: 9780890136072 ISBN-13: 978-0890136072Review written by: Pedro Blas Gonzalez214th Review Oblique Views: Aerial Photography and Southwest Archaeology- Charles A. Lindbergh (Photographer), Heisey Adriel (Photographer), Adriel Heisey (Photographer) Aerial photography is commonplace today. While drones (unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV) may be the latest embodiment of this form of photography, aerial photography dates to the nineteenth century. The most common and practical form of aerial photography […]
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Middle East @ War- Series
Helion & company2018English74 pg.9781912390373Review written by: René VerjansReview Middle East @ War- Series – Tom Cooper 4 great books I have of Tom Cooper – published by Helion & Company – and I thought that I would just combine ‘that’ to 1 review. Here it is! I have the numbers 11, 12, 14 and 15. They tell about ‘´Hot skies over Yemen’ […]
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B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History of the World’s Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber
Zenith Press2012English192 pg.ISBN-10: 0760343020 ISBN-13: 978-0760343029B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History of the World’s Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been in service longer than any other military airplane. The B-52 was introduced in 1952, and began service in 1955. It is still a crucial part of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command […]
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A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-14
Osprey Publishing2015English96 pg.9781472805737 / 9781472805751Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezA-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-14 Gary Wetzel’s A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-14 is another of Osprey Publishing’s wonderful aviation history books. These books contain high-quality photographs and clear text, often consisting of compelling narratives from pilots. In addition, one of the great features of this book […]
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RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam
Osprey Publishing2010English98 pg.978-1-85532-782-5Review written by: Pedro Blas Gonzalez210th Review RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam- Peter Mersky Growing up in the late ‘60s, in the jet age, I was always dazzled by the aerodynamic and streamlined beauty of jet airplanes, both commercial and military. The Vought RF-8 Crusader intrigued me, for the first thing any young boy noticed about that aircraft […]
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RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat
Osprey Publishing2010English96 pg.978-1-84176-749-9Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview- RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat – Robert R. “Boom” Powell The North American Aviation RA-5C Vigilante is the kind of airplane that deserves to be written about based just on its aesthetic properties. This is a beautiful airplane. With its cutting-edge and supersonic aerodynamics, the profile of the well-balanced and symmetrical RA-5C looks like […]
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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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F9F Panther Units of the Korean War
Osprey Publishing2014English96 pg.978-17800-350Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview F9F Panther Units of the Korean War- Warren Thompson The end of World War II saw the defeat of German national socialism and the propping up of international communism, which spread from the Soviet Union. Even though international communism had been a reality since the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks created a […]
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Fly Over Down Under- Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane
Wheatmark2015English230 pg.ISBN-10: 1627873015 ISBN-13: 978-1627873017Review written by: Max Heldring206th Review Fly Over Down Under- Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane- Michelee Morgan Cabot Michelee Cabot made a dairy of her 4 weekly roundtrip along the whole coast of Australia together with her husband Hal flying a Cessna 172. They started the trip with 4 single engine GA planes supervised by a very experienced pilot […]
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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War
Osprey Publishing2007English112 pg.978-1-84603-181-6Review written by: Pedro Blas Gonzalez205th Review U.S. Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War- Peter Mersky It is easy for aviation enthusiasts to appreciate any or most books written about aviation history. This is because any new work that sheds attention on aviation’s yesteryear and its current development is enough to excite their curiosity. For […]