You'll almost feel as if you're there, breaching the Mohne Dam in 1943, celebrating victory with a Spitfire Squadron, or making a first strike on Berlin. The legends of air combat come alive once again in these 30 extraordinary full-color paintings by acclaimed artist Nicholas Trudgian. Here are some of the most important battles and bombers in modern warfare -- including the Luftwaffe defending the Third Reich and a "Dawn Chorus" of Lightning planes soaring over the countryside, bathed in morning light. Preliminary sketches accompany some, and exciting historical commentaries place the paintings in context.
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Military art at its finest,
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This review is from: Air Combat Legends (Hardcover)
This is an excellent example of military artwork at its best. Gives the reader an excellent background on the thought process behind each of Trudgian's masterpieces. I own 11 separate prints of his and this book is a welcome addition to my Trudgian collection. Highly recommend this book to any WW2 historian or fan.
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Masterful Aviation Art Collection!,
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This review is from: Air Combat Legends (Hardcover)
Nicholas Trudgian has to be one of the top five or six aviation artists in the world. David & Charles provides a generous sampling of his art in this 1998 volume which showcases over 30 of Trudgian's best work. It's the next best thing to owning a print!
Following a brief, 16-page biography by a fellow illustrator, Trudgian presents 31 full-page reproductions of various WWII air combat scenes. The facing page includes interesting comments by Trudgian on the event depicted, problems encounted with that particular painting, etc. along with close-ups views of the artwork or related paintings. The 'Operation Tidal Wave' painting, for example, includes another Trudgian B-24 artwork on the facing page. In perusing the book, it's easy to see why Trudgian is so highly regarded. That self-same 'Operation Tidal Wave' artwork gives the viewer a marvelous, evocative feeling of "you are there" as USAAF B-24s thunder past you, fleeing Ploesti at rooftop height. Other Trudgian favorites of mine include 'The Battle of Kursk,' 'Thundering Home,' 'A Welcome at the Inn' and 'One-Tens Over Kent.' For those of us who love aviation history but have limited budgets, books like COMBAT LEGENDS are a god-send. You not only get to sample a major talent at work but you get to hear some interesting history along with stories about painting. Pick up a copy of COMBAT LEGENDS and see a master at work! Highly recommended.
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beautiful book, gorgeous paintings by a talented artist,
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This review is from: Air Combat Legends (Hardcover)
A great book with lots of info about the paintings and comments from the artist about the way he develloped the pictures
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