Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II

by John Dibbs, Kent Ramsey, Robert "Cricket" Renner

Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war.Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a fully illustrated coffee-table book that brings together classic as well as never-before-seen wartime images. Compiled by one of the world's premier aviation photographers and historians, this remarkable volume is a must-have for anyone interested in World War II aviation.

Genres: World War II

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 29, 2017

Reviews

[Marc · Rating 4 out of 5]

The subtitle of this book is "The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II" and while it is full of great photos, it's probably up to the reader to determine if these are the greatest.

The book is broken up into chapters, each one covering a different theatre of the war. Naturally, some theatres get more coverage than others, but at least all are included. A majority of the photos are of American planes, some of them in really excellent color, and the quality is extremely high. I'm sure several have been re-touched, but that's fine with me as it makes them sharper and show more detail. All pictures also come with a caption which usually identifies the time, place, aircrew and unit, and many also give details on the final action(s) of the plane and/or aircrew. Unfortunately, the captions are presented in a lighter grey color which might be harder to read in low light or for those who have vision problems.

Having looked at thousands of aviation photos from World War II, I can honestly say this collection contains plenty I've never seen before, especially on the Axis side. It's a really good book and I definitely recommend it to those who are aviation enthusiasts, World War II buffs and/or military historians.

[Seth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each included photo is great, and I'm glad that the book does include pictures from essentially every theater of the war. I could have done with a few fewer B-17s and P-51s if that's what it took to make room for more Japanese/Italian/Russian/French aircraft and more pictures from the smaller powers too (only one Polish photo and a few Finns that I remember). Still, it's definitely worth a look.

[Robert Hepple · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published in 2017, 'Storm of Eagles' is a very classy photo album of what are said to be some of the best aviation photos of WW2. There are more than 240 pics, and they are a very nice selection, all reproduced to a good size that does them justice. The downside is that the captions are at best bland and at worst hopelessly inaccurate - I had expected better.

[Lew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This beautiful coffee table book is a must for WWII aviation enthusiasts. They have done a remarkable job of reproducing the photographs chosen for this book. Overall, the captions are well researched on type of plane and it's pilot.

[C.A. Craven · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures are gorgeous, but I wish there'd been a bit more information for each one!