Reviews of books from the world of aviation. If you're an airhead, and are looking for your next read, you will find it here.
Review by Takis Diakoumis. As soon as this recent release from Helion and their @War series was in my hot little hands, I struggled to put it down. This full-colour addition to the series covering Latin American conflict is a fabulous study of this important French aircraft and the weapon system that was quietly feared... Continue Reading →
Review by Nick Veronico. Rivet Counter Guide Number 1: Corsair Cockpits, F4U-1 Family. If that title gets your heart racing, you may need to consider an aviation 12-step programme. Introduce yourself. Grab a chair. You can sit next to me. Noted author Dana Bell has produced a high-quality, 72-page guide to everything you wanted to... Continue Reading →
Review by Adrian Roberts. There have been several books published recently by non-specialist authors who have been inspired by a distant relative who was killed flying during the Great War. Sadly, I have not been able to be complimentary about all of them. This book is of a much higher quality. It is well written... Continue Reading →
Review by Takis Diakoumis. Helion’s now well established @War series continues to produce some of the best researched and accessible titles across an enormous range of global hotspots through the 20th century. This new one from Krzysztof Dabrowski to be added to the Europe@War set begins to examine the crucial development and initial operations of... Continue Reading →
Review by Charles Page. In this addition to the well-illustrated ‘Legends of Flight’ series, Schiffer maintains its high standard of production. The author displays an intimate knowledge of the Airbus consortium, and the history and structure of Airbus is fully explained, aided by a detailed organisation chart. Yet it is a highly readable and attractive... Continue Reading →
Review by Andrew Kitney. When my review copy of Britain's Glorious Aircraft Industry arrived, it immediately struck me just what a thorough and comprehensive product it appeared to be, with nearly 500 pages and a weight and presence to match. UK-born and having spent upwards of 36 years working in the airline industry as a... Continue Reading →
Review by Takis Diakoumis. Helion’s @War series has quickly established itself as the go-to reference on global conflict over the past century with the people and machines directly involved providing a focal point for study. Conflict in the Middle East has dominated geopolitics since the end of the Second World War and at the critical... Continue Reading →
Review by Nicholas A. Veronico The bond between aircraft and crew chief, maintainers and aircrew, and airmen in general, is dramatically illustrated in Flight Line: The Adventures of a Vietnam-Era AC-130 Crew Chief. From Air Force induction and basic training, to military occupational specialty schooling, the author takes the reader on a personal journey through... Continue Reading →
Review by Takis Diakoumis. When this latest epic volume from Schiffer and Brad Elward arrived, I was absolutely stunned. Weighing in at almost 700 pages, this massive book is without doubt the most comprehensive publicly available study of the US Navy’s TOPGUN program I have ever had the pleasure to read. Schiffer Military books have... Continue Reading →
Review by Andrew Kitney. Working in the airlines for more years than I’m prepared to admit, I’ve always been interested in the history of the airline world from its start, growth and development into what we see today. Of course, prior to the widespread development of airfields and airports with their hard runways, the only... Continue Reading →
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