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Allied Bombers 1939-45 (The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide)
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Product Description
Illustrated with detailed artworks of Allied bomber aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, The Essential Identification Guide: Allied Bombers 1939--45 is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of the Allies bomber units throughout the war.
Organized by theatre of operations, the book describes in depth the various units that were fighting on the front at key points in the war and describes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings.
With information boxes accompanying the full-color artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Allied Bombers 1939--45 is an essential reference guide for modelers and any enthusiast with an interest in the aircraft of the period.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #213953 in Books
- Published on: 2008-04-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 192 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"Zenith Press continues to offer aviation buffs serious and detailed works chronicling the historical and technological aspects of aviation. Two new offerings include Allied Fighters 1939-45 and Allied Bombers 1939-1945. The guides include info about unit formations, aircraft insignia and squadron markings for not only Soviet, US and British aircraft, but for lesser known craft from Belgian, Duth, and Brazilian Air Forces. As usual with Zenith, the text and illustrations are exhaustive and unbelieveably comprehensive."
"Anyone seeking the definitive reference work on Allied bombers and fighters will be hard pressed to find any better resource than [Allied Bombers 1939-45 and Allied Fighters 1939-45]--the latest addition to Zenith's 'Essential Aircraft Identification Guide' series--from historian and aviation expert Chris Chant. Lavishly illustrated with black & white photos and color artwork, both books contain a wealth of information for the World War II aviation buff and serious historian. Organized by theater of operation, each book describes the various units that were fighting on all fronts and notes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings...With charts, graphs, and organizational tables accompanying the artwork and photos, these books are essential reference guides for modelers and any enthusiast with an interest in the aircraft of the period."
"The definitive study of the equipment and organization of the Allies bomber units through the war."
Customer Reviews
Allied Bombers...Same Strengths, Different Weaknesses as Allied Fighters Book!
Like its companion volume ALLIED FIGHTERS, Chris Chant's ALLIED BOMBERS is an uneven guide to its subject. While it too claims to be an "authoritative guide," in this case, to Allied bomber units, I beg to differ. Like its mate, it has strengths and weaknesses that result in a 3-star rating.
In brief: ALLIED BOMBERS has tons of color side-views; many have been recycled from previous Aerospace Publishing magazines and books. It covers French, Low Country, British, American and Russian bombers; several countries are left off and there's no coverage of PTO bombers. ALLIED BOMBERS sells for $19.95; its arrangement is scattershot. While ALLIED FIGHTERS stressed fighter units over general WWII fighter ops, ALLIED BOMBERS' emphasis is more on general bomber ops than units. The RAF section, for example, swings from RAF Bomber Command, 1936-45 to 1939/40 Nickel Raids, Night Bombing, the 16/17 December 1940 Mannheim raid, 1941-42 Ops, the 1,000-bomber raid and the Dambuster raid then switches to 2nd TAF!?! It also features the
Depending on your interests, ALLIED BOMBERS may be just what the doctor ordered but I had mixed feelings about it. I'd pass on it - and ALLIED FIGHTERS as well - but, since it's also priced at $19.95, it's your call, folks!
Good but still lacking...
Like the similar 192-page volume on 'Allied Fighters' this book was never going to be a 'comprehensive' account of the subject, and especially when you consider that it mentions nothing at all from the massive Asia-Pacific theatre. Allied Pacific theatre aviation could easily be a book on its own!
Still, I find what it does have pretty useful for a quick-and-easy reference guide, and can see the benefits for the modellers too. Good value for money in my opinion, but not perfect by any means. If you want more than a mere summary on the subject, one would recommend dedicated volumes on the various allied air forces.
Allied Bombers 1939-45 : useful, but ...
Allied Bombers 1939-45 has many useful tables and illustrations and goes a ways toward helping me reach my goal of understanding the WWII air war in terms of major air engagements, raids, and types of aircraft engaged.
BUT - the book's advertised descripion overpromises what what the book delivers. E.g., "the definitive study of the equiment and organization of the Allies' bomber units throughout the war" and "describes the models of aircraft in service withwith each unit along with their individual squadron markings".
While what is provided is indeed very interesting, there are glaring omissions:
1. The air war in the Pacific and the CBI theaters - totally.
2. The bomber units of Poland, Denmark, Norway, and Greece.
3. The Italian Co-belligerent Air Force.
