tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21616739401304721992024-02-07T11:08:44.402+01:00WWII Biplane Fighter AcesHåkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-1701661463527943162020-11-23T14:49:00.004+01:002020-11-23T14:50:50.303+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRvK9apkpNo-z1paHSRASZGe9NBRkrxYZE_tAUOOWQkwACLxpT8-bkPvmH5qNbFCdytKClNWxHEzOrDrcRZ6nZY_LwH73ADaVDH4EtsF0t6ybbHxSvjKyyTwdvcEQZgxUMwRSMUtVrEA/s450/hawkeye.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRvK9apkpNo-z1paHSRASZGe9NBRkrxYZE_tAUOOWQkwACLxpT8-bkPvmH5qNbFCdytKClNWxHEzOrDrcRZ6nZY_LwH73ADaVDH4EtsF0t6ybbHxSvjKyyTwdvcEQZgxUMwRSMUtVrEA/s320/hawkeye.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Hawkeye: The Enthralling Autobiography of the Top-Scoring Israel Air Force Ace of Aces by Giora Even-Epstein (Grub Street Publishing 9 November 2020)</span></span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Fascinating book by and about the Israeli Air Force’s top-scoring pilot.
The boo is a good read with very little politics and propaganda from an ongoing
conflict. In fact, Giora Even seems to have been in as much conflict with his
own air force as with his country’s enemies. Rejected due to medical issues, he
initially trained as a paratrooper (with tougher medical exams than the air
force!) before managing to join pilot training as the oldest pilot ever in the
air force. Sent to helicopters after initial training he struggled his way to
fighters and to his life-long love, the Mirage (and variants). He started his
claims during the Six Day War, continued in the War of Attrition before
becoming the top-scorer during the Yom Kippur War. All his claims were against
the Egyptians (which he regarded higher as pilots than the Soviets).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What’s interesting is that he mentions names on co-pilots, dates of
claims, type etc and is thus very detailed, which is not very common in books
from more “modern” conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Of course, you can always argue, which you always can in books about fighter
pilots, about whether the claims were legit or just wishful thinking but overall,
it comes through as a honest description of Even’s career. In fact, the book is
very much a typical fighter pilot’s book in that you could easily exchange the
Mirages and MiG-21s with Spitfires, Bf 109s or P-51s!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Recommended reading if you’re interested in these conflicts from a pilot’s
view!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I wish there would be any fighter memoirs “from the other side”
available in English!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The book is available from Amazon: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hawkeye-Enthralling-Autobiography-Top-Scoring-Israel/dp/1911621963/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=hawkeye&qid=1606137525&refinements=p_n_binding_browse-bin%3A492563011&rnid=492562011&s=books&sr=1-11"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hawkeye: The Enthralling
Autobiography of the Top-Scoring Israel Air Force Ace of Aces: Amazon.co.uk: BG
Giora Even-Epstein: 9781911621966: Books</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p><p></p>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-76931920256357660642014-06-15T11:53:00.001+02:002014-06-15T11:54:26.848+02:00Eagles over Gazala<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Michele Palermo has written a new book
about the air battles in North Africa in May-June 1942. This is his third book
about the air war in the area in 1941-1942 and it’s written in the same
excellent detailed style. If you’re the slightest interested in this subject
this book is a must and it’s highly recommended!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book is available from <a href="http://www.ibneditore.it/shop/eagles-over-gazala" target="_blank">http://www.ibneditore.it/shop/eagles-over-gazala</a> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend and colleague Ludovico Slongo has
written an new book together with Maria Teresa Bobba and Bruno Maggiore about
the Italian ace </span><a href="http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_bobba.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guido Bobba</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bobba was a pilot that we discovered was a
previously “unknown ace” while writing the Desert Prelude books.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book is in Italian and includes many
previously unpublished photos. It costs 22€ and can be ordered from </span><a href="mailto:sarasota@hotmail.it"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sarasota@hotmail.it</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-60170425209057421682012-09-12T11:04:00.000+02:002012-09-12T11:04:18.167+02:00Found this very interesting link on a Youtube-film with Ki-27s and Ki-10s in mockcombat (footage from a 1940's film).<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3jH4TQXopY">Ki-27 and Ki-10 in mock combat</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-38152539065556890212012-07-25T11:40:00.001+02:002012-07-25T11:40:30.167+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Desert Prelude Part 1 and 2 are now available as Kindle editions at Amazon!<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Prelude-Early-Clashes-ebook/dp/B008H4QGKY/ref=sr_1_10?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341425463&sr=1-10&keywords=MMP">http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Prelude-Early-Clashes-ebook/dp/B008H4QGKY/ref=sr_1_10?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341425463&sr=1-10&keywords=MMP</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Prelude-Operation-Compass-ebook/dp/B008H4U8E4/ref=sr_1_11?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341425463&sr=1-11&keywords=MMP">http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Prelude-Operation-Compass-ebook/dp/B008H4U8E4/ref=sr_1_11?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341425463&sr=1-11&keywords=MMP</a>#_<br />
<br />Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-68264285567821448102012-05-28T20:26:00.000+02:002012-05-28T20:26:25.265+02:00Next book scheduled for 20 December 2012. Pre-book it from Amazon at: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiator-vs-CR-42-Falco-Duel/dp/1849087083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338226661&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiator-vs-CR-42-Falco-Duel/dp/1849087083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338226661&sr=8-1</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG8wQicz6tc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG8wQicz6tc</a><br />
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John Hewitson of 1 SAAF Squadron (<a href="http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_hewitson.htm">http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_hewitson.htm</a>)Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-7708565235975002002011-08-17T21:03:00.000+02:002011-08-17T21:03:26.562+02:00Desert Prelude: Operation Compass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZGow3FSIIRlkA8fsIWrXJ40SVj1VjFVIg4w47L3YOXQ_XT3V3eZCR67x-EdeUXqetkh-DU-qLTzBpfMZrpWsbJxLsEGGht_COn9YCnYjYWGOvzbIrTnnqSyIBRaBe6FMFV1-LQmprXU/s1600/storiamilitare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZGow3FSIIRlkA8fsIWrXJ40SVj1VjFVIg4w47L3YOXQ_XT3V3eZCR67x-EdeUXqetkh-DU-qLTzBpfMZrpWsbJxLsEGGht_COn9YCnYjYWGOvzbIrTnnqSyIBRaBe6FMFV1-LQmprXU/s320/storiamilitare.jpg" width="158" /></a></div>A nice review of Desert Prelude: Operation Compass from Storia Militare July 2011 (in Italian)!Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-19346001145730724272011-08-17T20:59:00.000+02:002011-08-17T20:59:11.386+02:00Desert Prelude: Operation Compass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYmoBUDH4IBtBha4C4wdMgV69zWWCTtWFDylHiKc6giUvgknMHayM1rsWJsNIW68wmvzWYlmYpbwd0DxiP_JvYVWMVxjWKnJjIWaSJRV54jaf6edTqIjZFqFyNFkXHu2nulf7xzLGkzY/s1600/aeroplane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYmoBUDH4IBtBha4C4wdMgV69zWWCTtWFDylHiKc6giUvgknMHayM1rsWJsNIW68wmvzWYlmYpbwd0DxiP_JvYVWMVxjWKnJjIWaSJRV54jaf6edTqIjZFqFyNFkXHu2nulf7xzLGkzY/s320/aeroplane.jpg" width="105" /></a></div>A very nice review of Desert Prelude: Operation Compass from Aeroplane August 2011!Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-65479186589300825772011-06-08T12:59:00.004+02:002011-06-08T13:03:04.682+02:00Books for sale<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m selling of some books, which I’m having more than one example of. A list of books is available at: </span><a href="http://wwiibiplanefighteraces.tumblr.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://wwiibiplanefighteraces.tumblr.com/</span></a> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m interested of exchanging them with other books and/or selling them for the indicated prize.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m also interested in buying whole collections of aviation books.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please contact me with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-31624600683745567912011-05-19T13:01:00.000+02:002011-05-19T13:01:53.421+02:00Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945 (2011) – Barrett Tillman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFCgwyg-IyWtNtv4-HT7qt-je7FefgKzxifVJFSRxnqG4TuAwY4iIV4-SFzRxF0_66nfEwpRK1cEYcPM6ePSj-h9B8H_aKXBAUDcyFuorLFZ3TYT9lD6EUUPaiq2kNLOfAsXi1ebw99k/s1600/51VQ0QTZ36L__SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFCgwyg-IyWtNtv4-HT7qt-je7FefgKzxifVJFSRxnqG4TuAwY4iIV4-SFzRxF0_66nfEwpRK1cEYcPM6ePSj-h9B8H_aKXBAUDcyFuorLFZ3TYT9lD6EUUPaiq2kNLOfAsXi1ebw99k/s1600/51VQ0QTZ36L__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Barrett Tillman’s book about the air war against Japan has been available for a while but for some reason I haven’t bought it until now when it was available as a paperback. The book covers the bomber campaign against Japan by the U.S. (and to lesser extent the U.K.); first from China and later from the Pacific (Guam, Saipan etc). The layout of the book with a beginning describing the background, the main part covering the operations and a nice final analysis is very good and gives an excellent overview of the campaign. As in all books about the Pacific war, I’m always fascinated by the cultural differences between the Allies and Japan and especially the willingness of the Japanese to sacrifice their own people to a lost cause and the rivalry between the Army And Navy (which in fact also existed in the armed forces of the U.S.). Sometimes I gets the feeling that the Navy started the Pacific war just because they were jealous that the Army got all the “glory” in China. Of course the political causes and the need for resources played a major part but still the Japanese strategically view was a failure from the beginning. In any case, the book gives good value describing the development of the strategically campaign by the U.S. and the vain Japanese attempts to thwart it. Highly recommended!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Available from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whirlwind-Air-Against-Japan-1942-1945/dp/1416584412/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305801812&sr=1-12"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whirlwind-Air-Against-Japan-1942-1945/dp/1416584412/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305801812&sr=1-12</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-27036411676088983202011-03-26T11:45:00.000+01:002011-03-26T11:45:40.761+01:00First review of "Desert Prelude: Operation Compass"The first review of "Desert Prelude: Operation Compass" has arrived!<br />
<a href="http://www.mmpbooks.biz/mmp/reviews.php?page=1&book_id=135&type=2">http://www.mmpbooks.biz/mmp/reviews.php?page=1&book_id=135&type=2</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-56009023305337113012011-03-15T20:39:00.002+01:002011-03-15T20:40:44.006+01:00Swedish J 9s (Seversky P-35) on film<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Marvelous color-clip of Swedish J 9s (Seversky P-35) being prepared in the Philippines in 1940. These aircraft were embargoed Swedish fighters re-routed from Sweden to the Pacific.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675060825_United-States-airmen_Far-East-Army-Air-Force-Seversky-P-35_Headquarters-17th-Pursuit-Squadron"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675060825_United-States-airmen_Far-East-Army-Air-Force-Seversky-P-35_Headquarters-17th-Pursuit-Squadron</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">For more info on the J 9 in Sweden (and the Philippines see Mikael Forslund nice book (http://www.mikaelforslundproduktion.com/4.html)</span></span><br />
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It seems that the book is available for order since I've received my "writer's copies" and according to MMP's webpage the book is available for sale (<a href="http://mmpbooks.biz/mmp/books.php?book_id=135">http://mmpbooks.biz/mmp/books.php?book_id=135</a> ) even if it's only available for pre-order at Amazon (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Prelude-Operation-Compass-White/dp/8361421181/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299338158&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Prelude-Operation-Compass-White/dp/8361421181/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299338158&sr=8-1</a> ).<br />
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This book covers the air war during "Operation Compass" from December 1940 until the fall of Beda Fomm on 7 February 1941 and thus concludes mine and Ludovico Slongo's "Desert Prelude".Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-39629817376839606792011-01-27T21:12:00.000+01:002011-01-27T21:12:04.684+01:0053o Stormo (Aviation Elite Units) (2010)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtL-N0HhPff8UJo9w7y9XAltLeTkpB_0hfqHOD2t3WroS0JQvU15EfsuydA_wt8HBv2odD1r4so97K9R6acyydbsMDHpxsyXUPm40NngXOzT5jj6OwBRzCcN7DuVCwFtJAjQ0fGKvTKU4/s1600/414Q7DFnJZL__SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtL-N0HhPff8UJo9w7y9XAltLeTkpB_0hfqHOD2t3WroS0JQvU15EfsuydA_wt8HBv2odD1r4so97K9R6acyydbsMDHpxsyXUPm40NngXOzT5jj6OwBRzCcN7DuVCwFtJAjQ0fGKvTKU4/s320/414Q7DFnJZL__SS500_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">All new books about the RegiaAeronautica in English are welcome and Marco Mattioli's new book in Osprey's Aviation Elite Units series is no exception. Mr. Mattioli is a new writer to me even if I know that he is a writer that has made some books and been published in several Italian history magazines. The book, in Osprey's well-known format, follows the 53o Stormo from the formation in 1936 until the surrender in 1943 in all the theaters of war that they fought in. During its time, the unit flew Fiat CR.32s, Fiat CR.42s, Fiat G.50bis, Macchi CMC.200s, Macchi MC.202s and finally Bf 109s. Several pilots covered on my site (which is credited in the bibliography) <span> </span>is present in the book including Medaglia d'oro winners Giorgio Graffer, Luigi Mariotti, Ernesto Trevisi, Guglielmo Chiarini, Giovanni Accorsi and Furio Lauri; the last of them being the only one "surviving" the award! The book includes some to me new photos and some well known. All-in-all the book is a nice addition to my library of books about the Italian Air Force. Recommended!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Available from: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/53%C2%B0-Stormo-Aviation-Elite-Units/dp/1846039770/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296158848&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/53%C2%B0-Stormo-Aviation-Elite-Units/dp/1846039770/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296158848&sr=8-1</a></span></span></div>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-9800815692879422282011-01-24T21:17:00.000+01:002011-01-24T21:17:02.649+01:00Desert Prelude Part 2 "Operation Compass"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YNIA1ciy0P4bT-aipW35SyObYbCdRtfwg0bHq1Dxp3O5HrShbv6HSDmZ5QYGcmhJLDmRhX3Dp33Gz5Ee-pKTMdY-ZBo553MR1C5DOPLahYkYbDi_9N7N-lyIspCiCacxpGvFzyAEBEE/s1600/51CkxZttBpL__SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YNIA1ciy0P4bT-aipW35SyObYbCdRtfwg0bHq1Dxp3O5HrShbv6HSDmZ5QYGcmhJLDmRhX3Dp33Gz5Ee-pKTMdY-ZBo553MR1C5DOPLahYkYbDi_9N7N-lyIspCiCacxpGvFzyAEBEE/s320/51CkxZttBpL__SS500_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Latest news from the publisher is that the book will go to the printers during the first week of February.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mmpbooks.biz/mmp/books.php?book_id=135">http://www.mmpbooks.biz/mmp/books.php?book_id=135</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-44806656331705453302010-08-15T21:40:00.000+02:002010-08-15T21:40:27.789+02:00Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces (Aircraft of the Aces) (2010)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYAuhPg0RG0rkwiaw33lZPpimULsNWWiNEzDBhM0ukWSeMre0gh-y2LHj4nVl3mck-U0jsNJfTZRQRE_wiE7o1SoVvtO1wzN43t1SQd7CXw-T0Lm5b6jDdAVNlpf6eO2b1WZ6xlb5Gg8/s1600/515pAaKBz7L__SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYAuhPg0RG0rkwiaw33lZPpimULsNWWiNEzDBhM0ukWSeMre0gh-y2LHj4nVl3mck-U0jsNJfTZRQRE_wiE7o1SoVvtO1wzN43t1SQd7CXw-T0Lm5b6jDdAVNlpf6eO2b1WZ6xlb5Gg8/s320/515pAaKBz7L__SS500_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Mikhail Maslov's new book in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series is a welcome addition to the books about Soviet pilots. Especially interesting is the chapters about the Spanish Civil War, China and Nomonhan. The book includes many to me new memoires from Soviet pilots remembering flying the Polikarpov fighters. However there are some faults in it. For example the 'aces' listing in the end of the book doesn't correspond with the text and some of the dates on claims are strange (at least compared with my own research). It also a pity that the claims isn't checked at all against known losses and claims from the Finnish air force and the Luftwaffe. All-in-all however, it is still a book worth having and is another one that slowly tears away the fogs of propaganda and myths regarding the Soviet Unions involvement in the conflict in the 30's and 40's. Now we only waits for a book by one of the real experts to be available in English - I know they exist since I have a couple in Russian but this is a language that is too difficult to penetrate to get an understanding.<br />
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Rating: 7/10<br />
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Available from: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Polikarpov-I-15-I-16-I-153-Aircraft/dp/1846039819/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281900309&sr=1-2">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Polikarpov-I-15-I-16-I-153-Aircraft/dp/1846039819/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281900309&sr=1-2</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-21254715856419232102010-08-15T20:17:00.002+02:002010-08-15T20:18:33.776+02:00Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War (Aircraft of the Aces) (2010)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_RgO8yp97QJE8vObRDMF3_AaZwhwS-g7qmKJrl15XTSW3k02wUhQpw9jMz0OT6-6jsaefRamKSSF9avESUv43fy32xR1K0nsCwNc8eBJAAv_8xix59sTE0KrkjOWLz86hlnOaFJ0yRk/s1600/51D49IajDDL__SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_RgO8yp97QJE8vObRDMF3_AaZwhwS-g7qmKJrl15XTSW3k02wUhQpw9jMz0OT6-6jsaefRamKSSF9avESUv43fy32xR1K0nsCwNc8eBJAAv_8xix59sTE0KrkjOWLz86hlnOaFJ0yRk/s320/51D49IajDDL__SS500_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Alfredo Logoluso's long awaited book about the Italians and Spanish that flew Fiat CR.32s in the Spanish Civil War is finally here and it has been worth the wait. A very good book that covers an area that is very difficult to find information about in English. Well-written by an expert with much (to me) new information (which will force me to do many additions and some changes to my site...). The book also includes many new images in Osprey's well-known format. I rank this one as one of the best in the whole series (and this is book number 94 in the series). This book also shows that it's time for a new book about the air war of the Spanish Civil War that covers the whole conflict to replace Jesus Salas Larrazabal's 41-years old "Air War Over Spain", which is still the best available in English. <br />
If you the slightest interested in the SCW or in Italian aces from both the SCW and WWII this one is a must!<br />
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Rating: 10/10<br />
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Available from: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiat-CR-32-Spanish-Civil-Aircraft/dp/1846039835/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281895521&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiat-CR-32-Spanish-Civil-Aircraft/dp/1846039835/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281895521&sr=8-1</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-730116164378302402010-08-07T13:28:00.000+02:002010-08-07T13:28:22.337+02:00Desert Prelude: Vol 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVULtj6DfXAlvw_lORlO-e81lHjV2wQqZSQP5z7XAzIe_WBvFfMrpXmCyPHNdbD6pQwkLgLkfUt0UMAqWC7U0uctHpwH93Hv0RpUjqe49dLA6Gx4xDrW-hf3swEKYyoEWXz-MoqsTy2A/s1600/119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVULtj6DfXAlvw_lORlO-e81lHjV2wQqZSQP5z7XAzIe_WBvFfMrpXmCyPHNdbD6pQwkLgLkfUt0UMAqWC7U0uctHpwH93Hv0RpUjqe49dLA6Gx4xDrW-hf3swEKYyoEWXz-MoqsTy2A/s320/119.jpg" /></a></div><br />
We have received a wonderful review from Stone & Stone on Desert Prelude: Vol 1 - <a href="http://stonebooks.com/archives/100801.shtml">http://stonebooks.com/archives/100801.shtml</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-69044920686533650692010-06-29T19:44:00.001+02:002010-06-29T19:45:16.042+02:00Desert Prelude: Operation Compass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXjUQqHeLxmgXVqrDDHmvGSmzglLFViDngmuPO2FPIweq9iAi6aM_qVQpEMEluo09OdZ04C-k0eTvEelGj91tnTqeCAcUlvgnOp6Hn84s7KAqSJHhrp-hRZvGKbtHp0sMGyfPgY0QU_w/s1600/51CkxZttBpL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXjUQqHeLxmgXVqrDDHmvGSmzglLFViDngmuPO2FPIweq9iAi6aM_qVQpEMEluo09OdZ04C-k0eTvEelGj91tnTqeCAcUlvgnOp6Hn84s7KAqSJHhrp-hRZvGKbtHp0sMGyfPgY0QU_w/s320/51CkxZttBpL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Today I've seen the first version of Desert Prelude Part 2. It looks very good even if there's much work to do with the index etc.<br />
The book can be pre-ordered from Amazon at: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/8361421181/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_i4?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=19HYN7AXVB008CHD8S5Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128473&pf_rd_i=468294">http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/8361421181/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_i4?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=19HYN7AXVB008CHD8S5Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128473&pf_rd_i=468294</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-50494131805188958632010-05-13T15:00:00.001+02:002010-05-14T13:46:20.979+02:00Regia Aeronautica (2010)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_YTB8WR4zv06E9vqCe_jucedsoNGmEvzNuHeHc4YAmrKgSUyzOzpH7S478K6xHurRvzd5Qxttap4nofjN3KXZuijeWeRZY060nElWtBiV3Gx3c2zzf7v7SuXZRhz8XaXC4ZzCaAhIs8/s1600/41CT2rZHJ3L__SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_YTB8WR4zv06E9vqCe_jucedsoNGmEvzNuHeHc4YAmrKgSUyzOzpH7S478K6xHurRvzd5Qxttap4nofjN3KXZuijeWeRZY060nElWtBiV3Gx3c2zzf7v7SuXZRhz8XaXC4ZzCaAhIs8/s320/41CT2rZHJ3L__SS500_.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><br />
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Chris Dunning's latest book covers Regia Aeronautica's operational history from 1923-1945. Well done and well written it covers almost all aspects of the Italian Air Force from the mission to China in 1933-1937 and the occupation of Ethiopia in 1935-1936 until the Co-Belligerent Air Force and the A.N.R of 1943-1945. Each chapter is followed by a chapter on camouflage and markings done by well-known aviation artist Richard Caruana. The book also includes a chapter about the ace Ugo Drago (<a href="http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_drago.htm">http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_drago.htm</a> ). The book also has an appendix about the aircraft production which includes types produced, numbers and when they were produced; a very nice addition in a subject that's difficult to find information about. <br />
However in my opinion the book is thin in the text with focus on images and profiles as if the scope is modelers and not the ones with (deep) interest in the Italian Air Force. As an example the marginal CAI operations is covered on roughly 4 pages of text while the remaining operations of the Regia Aeronautica in 1940-43 (North Africa, Malta, Albania/Greece, Russia and Italy) receives the same number of pages of text! The texts about the markings and camouflage (which a very well done) cover almost the same number of pages, i.e. the book is more a modelers guide than an operational history.<br />
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A slightly missed opportunity to produce THE book about the Regia Aeronautica given the expertise of the author but all-in-all a nice book, that's a must for anyone interested in the Italian Air Force due to the scarceness of books about this subject in English.<br />
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Rating 4/5<br />
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Available from: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Regia-Aeronautica-Chris-Dunning/dp/190653702X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273753780&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Regia-Aeronautica-Chris-Dunning/dp/190653702X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273753780&sr=8-1</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-58707799409697416222010-05-13T14:27:00.000+02:002010-05-13T14:27:06.494+02:00Ali Antiche no. 89 (2010)The latest number of this nice Italian magazine includes articles about the Fiat G.46 under restoration in Suffolk (UK), the restoration of the DC-3 at Caselle and an article of the craftsmanship involved in restoring vintage aircraft, which included images of the work on the landing gear spats of the Fiat CR.42. As usually very interesting and including many nice photos.<br />
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Rating 4/5<br />
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Available for subscription from: <a href="http://www.gavs.it/">http://www.gavs.it/</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-86738244628230704682010-05-03T21:19:00.000+02:002010-05-03T21:19:51.573+02:00One more nice review of 'Desert Prelude'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxxV6OUR9OHwcWiwfa0J_TaElbaEkW4nlhStqrugg_CHTmLfC-hPZ3T4gNNot6I57rnE1iWXGgip7jlfXTdOFuell4_CBNpely-3r6jkmBHx2LZ2x378hMaz8pwj0TAaPpjj-Zmr6RyU/s1600/SAM+5-10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxxV6OUR9OHwcWiwfa0J_TaElbaEkW4nlhStqrugg_CHTmLfC-hPZ3T4gNNot6I57rnE1iWXGgip7jlfXTdOFuell4_CBNpely-3r6jkmBHx2LZ2x378hMaz8pwj0TAaPpjj-Zmr6RyU/s320/SAM+5-10.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
A very nice review of 'Desert Prelude' from Scale Aviation Modeller.Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-3740315326310398172010-04-30T14:00:00.000+02:002010-04-30T14:00:39.992+02:00More reviews on Desert Prelude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNBeMNjq_sCgdq4r4RazfpSD953NtRj61RSBeFo-TXO8C_ralMY_MQGsIVX1e2_gbbqdoWheoOOaViNm6cjHNL5lPkwjStjTrzYhg62GXJ1LegXVCIDLI5QwllPk-LPRWtX4HTmiJE-A/s1600/669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNBeMNjq_sCgdq4r4RazfpSD953NtRj61RSBeFo-TXO8C_ralMY_MQGsIVX1e2_gbbqdoWheoOOaViNm6cjHNL5lPkwjStjTrzYhg62GXJ1LegXVCIDLI5QwllPk-LPRWtX4HTmiJE-A/s320/669.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://mmpbooks.biz/mmp/reviews.php?page=1&book_id=119&type=2">http://mmpbooks.biz/mmp/reviews.php?page=1&book_id=119&type=2</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161673940130472199.post-2043379592841222742010-04-30T13:58:00.001+02:002010-04-30T13:58:53.863+02:00Gladiator Ace: Bill 'Cherry' Vale, the RAF's Forgotten Fighter Ace (2010)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzs2V7l0N81SX5BtEWKgH7u87CNmRw7IfBDFVHC1-uOsmh17sp_g5ylm385Y4Hy1ByqAs2VX8toiz_-NVFpWQbiU1lcE_l5uPXZNA8hobJfozj4t_TmPzi9v8SaQ55FX-n9vXmqUTJWE/s1600/514YOsDFQzL__SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzs2V7l0N81SX5BtEWKgH7u87CNmRw7IfBDFVHC1-uOsmh17sp_g5ylm385Y4Hy1ByqAs2VX8toiz_-NVFpWQbiU1lcE_l5uPXZNA8hobJfozj4t_TmPzi9v8SaQ55FX-n9vXmqUTJWE/s320/514YOsDFQzL__SS500_.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
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New book written by Brian Cull with Ludovico Slongo and myself. <br />
This book is now available from Amazon at: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiator-Ace-Cherry-Forgotten-Fighter/dp/184425657X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272628415&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiator-Ace-Cherry-Forgotten-Fighter/dp/184425657X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272628415&sr=1-1</a>Håkanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754543361453691881noreply@blogger.com0