Recensies in het Nederlands

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  • Dutch Boys

    Dutch Boys
    Martin Leeuwis (Editor)
    Martin Leeuwis Publications
    2024
    English
    X X X X X X
    208 pg.
    ISBN 97894 90008 314
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    (English) Yes, 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!

  • Say Again and no More

    Say Again and no More
    Van Andel and Leeuwis
    Martin Leeuwis Publications
    1982
    English
    X X X X X X
    200 pg.
    9789080037519

    Ik had de hele serie al zowat, maar dit boek bleek ik nog niet te hebben! 200 pagina’s vliegtuighumor uit 1982 en 1989. Ja, je leest het goed; 1982 en 1989! Met dit boek -dat tegenwoordig een combinatie is van de boeken Say Again uit 1982 en Say no more uit 1989-  werd de basis […]

  • Operation Eldorado Canyon: The 1986 US Bombing Raid on Libya

    Operation Eldorado Canyon: The 1986 US Bombing Raid on Libya
    Jim Rotramel
    Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH
    2024
    English
    X X X X X X
    256 pg.
    ISBN 987-1-95039-412-8
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    (English) It 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.

  • Herinneringen van een jachtvlieger

    Herinneringen van een jachtvlieger
    Evert ‘Ace’ Motshagen
    Martin Leeuwis Publications
    2023
    Dutch
    X X X X X X
    704 pg.
    978 94 90008 321
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    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

    Pacific Tomcat – A pictorial History of the F-14 Tomcat in the Pacific Fleet
    James Geer
    Scramble 4 Productions, LLC
    2022
    English
    X X X X X
    144 pg.
    979-8985799705
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    (English) This 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!

  • Red Dragon ‘Flankers’, China’s Prolific ‘Flanker’ Family

    Red Dragon ‘Flankers’, China’s Prolific ‘Flanker’ Family
    Andreas Rupprecht
    Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH
    2022
    English
    X X X X X X
    254 pg.
    978-1-950394-10-4
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    Andreas 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’!

  • RAF in Camera – 100 Years on Display

    RAF in Camera – 100 Years on Display
    Keith Wilson
    Pen and Sword Books
    2022
    English
    X X X X X X
    472 pg.
    ISBN: 9781526752185
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    (English) When 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
    published in the past years in this series, really beautiful pictures.

  • Cuban Migs- The Defenders of Castro’s Air Force

    Cuban Migs- The Defenders of Castro’s Air Force
    Hélio Higuchi, Paulo Roberto Bastos Junior
    Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH
    2022
    English
    X X X X X
    144 pg.
    9781950394098
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    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.

  • Langs hier, langs daar

    Langs hier, langs daar
    Peer Dekkers
    Martin Leeuwis Publications
    2022
    Dutch
    X X X X X
    192 pg.
    978 94 90008 277
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    Dit is weer zo’n boekje van ‘yes, zo wil ik ze liefst allemaal lezen!’. Peer Dekkers is gepensioneerd Luchtmachtvlieger en heeft zowat alles gevlogen wat er maar los en vast zit lijkt het. Ik zie zelfs de F-84 nog in zijn lijstje staan. Dat zegt genoeg. Maar ook de F-104 en F-16 en…duizenden uren ervaring […]

  • FLIGHT- a visual tribute to military aviation in all its forms

    FLIGHT- a visual tribute to military aviation in all its forms
    Dirk Jan de Ridder
    Ridder Aero Media
    2022
    English
    X X X X X
    159 pg.
    ISBN 978-90-90-35771-3
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    (English) Dirk Jan de Ridder is addicted to aviation photography and that delivered him beautiful pictures. Since he was 7, when he visited an aviation show at Gilze Rijen for the first time, he is ‘sold’ to aviation and more specific and foremost, military aviation. Throughout the years he makes trips to 23 different countries all over the world, which supplied him with pictures of planes and helicopters from 71 countries! Dirk Jan now decided to unite the most beautiful
    ones in a book.