A new book in my library.

[Capt. Vick]

No, "Doomed from the Start" traces the fighter squadrons from before the US go into WWII up to when they evacuated to Australia, but before they deployed to Java.

"Mac Arthurs Pearl Harbor" documents the loss of his "big sticks" the bombers.

So basically one is about the fighters and one is about the bombers during the fall of the Pillipines.

Please keep in mind that my memory may be a bit sketchy because I read these three, then the three books in the "Bloody Shambles" series so I may be doing a little mental blending.

Have you tried the used book market? BookFinder.com: Search for New Used Books, Textbooks, Out-of-Print and Rare Books

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Capt Vick-

Only recently have I been introduced to the website. Guess I still have a lot to learn.

 

[Lucky13]

For £23!

For £4,63!

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool Jan!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Yesterday's receipts:

 

[Lucky13]

Good stuff!

Have to say, that £23 for 400+ pages about the Il-2/Il-10 isn't too shabby and £4,63 for the 100+ missions Lancaster book I should survive as well....

I've also got my The Bomber Command War Diaries, talk about a Mk. 1 4000 lbs cookie sized book!

 

[vikingBerserker]

The Il-2/Il-10 book is 400 pages???? I might have to acquire that one myself!

 

[Micdrow]

Some great ones guys!!!!

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Great picks! VB- I was able to pick up "Death in the Baltic" this week, it'll be on my to read list following my completion of Bismarck: A survivors story.

 

[Lucky13]

The Il-2/Il-10 book is 400 pages???? I might have to acquire that one myself!

432 I think it says somewhere.....

' This really is the definitive Il-2 book. The printing is excellent, the paper quality top notch with some great period photo's and colour photo's of museum aircraft. Each variation is discussed in chronological order the differences noted. The history of the aircraft, from it's design to retirement, is very well covered and there is a chapter devoted to Il-2 pilots as well. Plenty of colour profiles abound, together with detailed drawings of each variant. This is a great modellers reference book, as well as providing a great document for the Il-2, the most built war-plane in history. Highly recommended. Don't let the comparatively high price dissuade you - this is a large, well written, well researched, well illustrated book that will not disappoint.'

As one critic said, if he had one criticism, that would be that, it wasn't more three view plans, to go with the many colour profiles....

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff chaps.
David, the 'Camp Z' book is a very interesting read, if at sometimes very slightly ponderous.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I had gotten it because you had mentioned it. I flipped through it and you're right it can be slightly ponderous.

 

[Capt. Vick]

jan is that Il-2 book a Mushroom title?

 

[Lucky13]

jan is that Il-2 book a Mushroom title?

Nope, it's Midland Publishing Ltd, part of Ian Allan I think...
Authors are by Yefim Gordon, Sergey Komissarov Dmitriy Komissarov....

 

[vikingBerserker]

Yefim Gordon? Ok that's a must buy book!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Just pre-ordered Volume Three in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 series through Amazon.com. Delivery estimated to the second week of Feb. 2014. Just a heads up for all interested.

 

[Wayne Little]

Just pre-ordered Volume Three in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 series through Amazon.com. Delivery estimated to the second week of Feb. 2014. Just a heads up for all interested.

Aw man....do I really have to wait that long.....

 

[Airframes]

Got the first one shown from Max, and what an eye-opener about the grueling battle of the World's most bombed place! Thoroughly recommended.
The other two are from 'The Works', a UK 'high street' and on-line discount store.
Less than £5 for the Lanc book - normally £22, hard back !
'Agent Zig Zag' is the fascinating true story of Eddie Chapman, the subject of the not very accurate 1966 movie 'Triple Cross', starring Christopher Plummer, Yul Bryner and Gert Frobe. A really interesting read, with some incredible accounts drawn from the now de-Classified documents of MI5, which were still 'Secret' when the movie was made. At that time, the movie was based on the heavily edited and restricted (under the Official Secrets Act) book about Chapman's story, whereas this book covers the whole and complete story.
Again, thoroughly recommended.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice, I like the looks of the Malta one.

 

[Lucky13]

Good haul old boy!