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Amber Books American Aircraft of World War II (Worlds Greatest).
Amber Books American Aircraft of World War II (Worlds Greatest) ABISBOOK Amber Books.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published July 14, 2025
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Edward Ward
283 books1 followerLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Ned Ward (1667 – June 20, 1731), also known as Edward Ward, was a satirical writer and publican in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century based in London. His most famous work is The London Spy. Published in 18 monthly instalments starting in November 1698 it was described (by the author) as a "complete survey" of the London scene. It was first published in book form in 1703. (wikipedia)
Ned Ward (1667 – June 20, 1731), also known as Edward Ward, was a satirical writer and publican in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century based in London. His most famous work is The London Spy. Published in 18 monthly instalments starting in November 1698 it was described (by the author) as a "complete survey" of the London scene. It was first published in book form in 1703. (wikipedia)
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December 8, 2025
Too lean. Nice list of 62 planes - not too many, not too few. The focus is on talking about all the A,B,C,... variant models of each one. So this is actually an 'ok' first wwii airplane book.
But...
- It is the cold facts on each model.
- No extra charts (like speed, or load capacity comparisons)
- No good data on how many were produced. The article on the individual model might mention production, but somehow the production numbers are NOT in the singular list of 8 items in a side-bar on each model. (Weight; Dimensions; Powerplant; Max Speed; Range; Ceiling; Crew; Armament)
- entire book is in a light-weight San-serif font.
Strangely it is the San-serif font that is most annoying to me. I feel like I'm reading power-point slides, instead of text.
There seems to be a lot of white space in the book coupled with the skinny San-serif font, thus keeping printing costs down.
I have some other WWII Aircraft Books that I really like, so per my comparison to them, I don't see this as one to add to my collection.
3.75*
PS - There is another book from the same publisher I got from my library at the same time as this one, and it exhibits these same traits: German Aircraft of World War II: Fighters, Bombers, Transports, Seaplanes
But...
- It is the cold facts on each model.
- No extra charts (like speed, or load capacity comparisons)
- No good data on how many were produced. The article on the individual model might mention production, but somehow the production numbers are NOT in the singular list of 8 items in a side-bar on each model. (Weight; Dimensions; Powerplant; Max Speed; Range; Ceiling; Crew; Armament)
- entire book is in a light-weight San-serif font.
Strangely it is the San-serif font that is most annoying to me. I feel like I'm reading power-point slides, instead of text.
There seems to be a lot of white space in the book coupled with the skinny San-serif font, thus keeping printing costs down.
I have some other WWII Aircraft Books that I really like, so per my comparison to them, I don't see this as one to add to my collection.
3.75*
PS - There is another book from the same publisher I got from my library at the same time as this one, and it exhibits these same traits: German Aircraft of World War II: Fighters, Bombers, Transports, Seaplanes
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