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PZL P.24 Ace Publication – Serie “Pod Lupa” number 15
This 36 page softcover monograph has everything the modeller would need to super detail their kit- factory drawings, scale planes, archive photos, colour plates and a walk around of a surviving PZL 24 in Turkey. Monograph is published on Polish language but summary on English is provided. Drawings are excellent quality and are present both [...]
Fokker S-14 Machtrainer by Nico Braas and Willem Vredeling
Last week, on 22 October 2009 the first batch of the Fokker S-14 book finally arrived at the publisher’s office at Maarssen. First book sales took place on Saturday 24 October during the large IPMS Euro Scaling event at Nieuwegein. The book is the result of almost 3 years of intensive research both by me [...]
Luftwaffe 1946
During the Second World War, German designers were developing projects well beyond their time. Some magnificent machines even entered the service but many of them remained in various phases of developing from drawings to prototypes. That warbirds are what we call today Luftwaffe 1946 projects. These birds are of great interest today for many researchers [...]
Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of Southern France between Toulon and Cannes on 15th August 1944. The operation was originally, and for most of the planning stage, known as “Anvil”. The code name had been changed because it is believed that the Germans discovered it and its significance. The plan originally envisaged a mixture [...]
The Hawker Hunter – A comprehensive guide
Number sixteen of the SAM monograph publications is on one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built: the Hawker Hunter. Just like the other volumes, this book is fully packed with photos (and a lot of them in colour!), colour profiles and technical drawings from the Hunter manual. In almost 130 pages, the following chapters [...]
F6F Hellcat at War
When I first read the title of this new book I though to myself: This might be one of many publications about this aircraft that appeared since 1979.
But that would soon turn out to be a big misinterpretation. This new publication out of Zenith Press’ „At war series“ and authored by Cory Graff, Aviaton [...]
Havitajalentolaivue 26
Just few days ago in Finland was released a book under name ‘Havitajalentolaivue 26′ and under this Suomi named book is held a great publication about the 26. fighter escadrille of the Finland Air Force. Author of the book is no else but the former pilot from this unit Carl-Erik Bruun. As lieutenant or luutantti, [...]
Fokker D-VII book by Nico Geldhof
Latest book published by Geromy is a monograph dedicated to the Fokker D-VII fighter. Being the best German fighter, it was transported after the end of the war from Germany by train in large numbers to the Netherlands by Anthony Fokker. It saw service in countries like Switzerland, Denmark and Russia, but most book details [...]
Der rote Kampfflieger
On the famous Baron Manfred von Richthofen, many books have been published. The first book on this pilot ace was already published as a biography in 1917 under the title “Der rote Kampfflieger”. A further reprint followed in 1920 under the title “Ein Heldenleben”. In total 526 000 copies of both books were printed.
When the [...]
