Graphic War
The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II
$35.96
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2012
Summary
“This fascinating book is a gold mine for aviation trivia junkies.” - Airforce
Graphic War is a superb collection of top-secret drawings, including training manuals and colorful wartime posters, from World War II. They were brilliantly created from a few downed aircraft, but mainly from pilots’ views of the enemy in the air, during missions.
Almost all of the material was originally listed as “restricted – official use only” and previously unpublished in any form. The cutaway …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781554078929 |
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| ISBN-10: | 155407892X |
| Author: | Donald Nijboer |
| Publisher: | Firefly Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Boston Mills Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 1.18kg |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 279mm x 309mm |
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This is a very detailed and very different book full of interesting images, the list of which far exceeds the space limited to this review. The diagrams showing the consequences of striking a barrage balloon cable, and those on how to use the cable cutters which were standard equipment on most medium and heavy bombers, sits alongside complete cutaway diagrams of the Centaurus and Griffon aero engines, and the characteristics of exhaust flames, the colour of which indicated how to adjust an engine’s fuel mixture.
– John Grehan * The History Herald *About The Author
Donald Nijboer
Donald Nijboer is coauthor, with photographer Dan Patterson, of Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors, Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions and Cockpits of the Cold War.
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