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Check Six! A Thunderbolt Pilot's War Across the Pacific
Casemate Publishers2015English352 pg.9781612002996Review written by: Max HeldringReview on Check Six! James Curran flew the P-47 Thunderbolt also nicknamed the Jug in the Pacific theatre. In 293 pages he documented his personal experiences as pilot of this famous and feared fighter bomber that played an important role in the air war over the Pacific. There was no heroic and luxury existence for […]
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AFRICA@WAR 33: SHOWDOWN IN WESTERN SAHARA VOLUME 1. AIR WARFARE OVER THE LAST AFRICAN COLONY, 1945-1975
Helion and Company2018English72 pg.9781912390359Review written by: Joris GonggrijpThe title of this book(let) doesn’t cover the content: in a very clarifying manner the geopolitical developments in the western part of the Sahara are stated, from the pre-historical time! At the end of the 15th century begins ‘our’’ Western interference with this area. Ending in the colonisation by Spain and France from 1830 onwards. […]
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Colours in the Sky- The History of Autair and Court Line Aviation
Pen & Sword Books2018English320 pg.9781526725561Review written by: Max Heldring233rd Review Colours in the Sky- The History of Autair and Court Line Aviation- Graham M. Simons The history of British Autair and Courtline Aviation is recorded in this book that gives us a thorough history outlay of its activities during the years of its existence. Autair was founded in 1953 and soon afterward the […]
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Southern Thunder
Seaforth Publishing2019English304 pg.9781526726636Review written by: Joris GonggrijpSorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.
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Status: Missing
State of Mind Publishing2019English306 pg.ASIN: B07MWCKGT3Review written by: Max HeldringSorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.
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The English Electric Lightning- Rare photographs from wartime archives
Pen & Sword Books2019English144 pg.9781526705563Review written by: Max Heldring231st Review The English Electric Lightning- Rare photographs from wartime archives- Martin W. Bowman The Lightning was an icon of the RAF during the years of the cold war. I wrote already several reviews about this remarkable plane that in terms of performance was ahead of his time. This is a photo book and therefore […]
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The BULGARIAN AIR FORCE in the Second World War
Helion & Company Ltd.2018English136 pg.978-1-912390-64-9Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp230th Review The BULGARIAN AIR FORCE in the Second World War-Alexander Mladenov, Evgeni Andonov and Krassimir Grozev This book tells the story of a country on the Balkan (Bulgaria) which in WO II could not do much else than to stay out of the way of the Wehrmacht and later the Red Army. In the […]
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AERIAL OPERATIONS IN THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1922 AND 1947 IN PARAGUAY. THE FIRST DOGFIGHTS IN SOUTH AMERICA
Helion & Compagny Publishing2018English48 pg.9781912390588Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp229th Review: LATIN AMERICA@WAR 8: AERIAL OPERATIONS IN THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1922 AND 1947 IN PARAGUAY. THE FIRST DOGFIGHTS IN SOUTH AMERICA- Antoinio Luis Sapienza This pamphlet of 40 pages contains a nice collection colour prints of the planes that between 1922 en 1947 in Paraguay chose heaven. The historiography of this period is known […]
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MEXICANS AT WAR. MEXICAN MILITARY AVIATION IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945
Helion & Company Publishing2018English232 pg.978-1-9122390-06-9Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp228th Review MEXICANS AT WAR. MEXICAN MILITARY AVIATION IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945- Santiago A. Flores Otherwise than the title suggests, does this book not only set out the warfare in WO II but also the revolutions that swept across Mexico during 1910 till 1941. Even the by us known revolutionary ‘figureheads’ like Pancho […]
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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 […]