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Het Logboek van Willem Raap- De vrije vliegenier
Martin Leeuwis Publications2024Dutch
128 pg.978 94 90008 284Review written by: Max HeldringBooktext and Review only in Dutch
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Dutch Boys
Martin Leeuwis Publications2024English
208 pg.ISBN 97894 90008 314Review written by: Rene VerjansYes, finally an English edition! It had to happen sometime! After previous publications by publisher Leeuwis Productions with Air Force pilot stories in Dutch, now finally a book in English. It contains almost 150 short stories by 62 Dutch Air Force pilots. And people, just to be clear, I really don’t have any shares in this publisher, but I have been a fan of this book format for years; just to the point, all kinds of stories about experiences with older and newer aircraft, sometimes serious or with drama or accidents, and so on and so on!
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Say Again and no More
Martin Leeuwis Publications1982English
200 pg.9789080037519I already had almost the entire series om my bookshelf, but it turns out I didn’t have this book yet! 200 pages of airplane humor from 1982 and 1989. Yes, you read that right; 1982 and 1989! This book – which is now a combination of the books Say Again from 1982 and Say no […]
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Operation Eldorado Canyon: The 1986 US Bombing Raid on Libya
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2024English
256 pg.ISBN 987-1-95039-412-8Review written by: Rene VerjansIt was an ‘interesting time’ in the eighties of the last century with respect to terrorism. The Americans also were a regular target of terrorism and Libya was one of the countries that was actively and provably involved by the attacks. President Gaddafi was strongly anti-Israel and supported terroristic organisations. One was even afraid that Libya would become a nuclear power. For this review it goes too far to highlight the whole political situation and all the attacks. There were attacks at the end of 1985 at the airport of Vienna and Rome with lots of victims. Next to that Libya took over the Gulf of Sidra, north of Libya. That was not acknowledged internationally, especially not by the Americans – who only accepted the international acknowledged 12 miles – and therefor sent aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean Sea. Libya responded with ‘aggression’ towards the US ships, and this led to a confrontation on March 24th 1986: read: the US brought some Libyan ships down and destroyed some SAM-locations. Not much later – on the 5th of April – a bombing followed on a nightclub in Berlin by which 3 people did not survive and 229 got wounded, under which 79 Americans. On April 14th 1986 Ronald Reagan officially gave the order for an attack on Libya, which was executed in the night of April 15tht. In the deepest confidentiality the mission was prepared in the previous months by the aviation sections that would also be directly involved.
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Herinneringen van een jachtvlieger
Martin Leeuwis Publications2023Dutch
704 pg.978 94 90008 321Review written by: Rene Verjans(Nederlands) Van alle luchtvaartboeken die ik heb is dit wel een heel bijzonder boek; het is een boek in twee delen. Oorspronkelijk zou het boek 850 pagina’s dik zijn, maar dat werd te gek. Daarom is in overleg met uitgever
Martin Leeuwis besloten gekozen voor een tweedelige set boeken, met totaal meer dan 700 pagina’s op A4-formaat Nederlandse luchtmacht geschiedenis en honderden foto’s. Evert Motshagen is luchtmacht-vlieger en startte in 1954 met zijn eerste trainingsvlucht op een Fokker S-11 om 30 jaar later in 1984 te eindigen op een F-16. Welk vliegtuig vloog hij niet? Wat een carrière! -
Pacific Tomcat – A pictorial History of the F-14 Tomcat in the Pacific Fleet
Scramble 4 Productions, LLC2022English
144 pg.979-8985799705Review written by: Rene VerjansThis time a review of a picture book. A great edition it is as well and from photographer James Geer, who is great fan of the F-14 Tomcat!
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Red Dragon ‘Flankers’, China’s Prolific ‘Flanker’ Family
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2022English
254 pg.978-1-950394-10-4Review written by: Rene VerjansAndreas Rupprecht writes cool books! And who says Rupprecht, says China! This is the umpteenth book of him, published by Harpia Publishing. I am really very happy with this publisher and what they have published till now. On their site it states at the category ‘Strategic handbooks’, only 1 book, but, as far as I am concerned, all the books – also this one – can be stated in this category, when it concerns nowadays airforces or other flying army units. As the quality and information value can be rated as ‘good’!
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RAF in Camera – 100 Years on Display
Pen and Sword Books2022English
472 pg.ISBN: 9781526752185Review written by: Rene VerjansWhen you are talking about the best series of aviation books, then this one is absolutely in my top 3! Why? Just because I can..and must be! This book is 472 pages and contains, just as the other 3 books that were
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Cuban Migs- The Defenders of Castro’s Air Force
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2022English
144 pg.9781950394098Review written by: Rene Verjans(Nederlands) Yes! Here is another book of one of the most beautiful series that I collect! This time ‘Cuban Migs’ -and for the people that do not know the books of Harpia Publishing-; a great book that is part of a large series of books that, in the meantime, is published by them.
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Langs hier, langs daar
Martin Leeuwis Publications2022Dutch
192 pg.978 94 90008 277Review written by: Rene VerjansUnfortenately only in Dutch