Following the success of their first volume American Flight Jackets, Airmen & Aircraft: A History of U.S. Flyers Jackets from World War I to Desert Storm, Jon Maguire and John Conway focus solely on the painted leather jackets of the World War II years in this all new volume.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a rich photo history of ww2 flight jackets,
By robert w. blauvelt (columbus, ga United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Art of the Flight Jacket: Classic Leather Jackets of World War II (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)
maguires book is a stunning photo reference of world war two flight jackets. heavy emphasis is placed on the "art" aspect focusing on the individual art that ww2 air crewman chose to adorn their flight jackets. there are many color photographs as this is the books focus, the weakness of the book comes from it's lack of text. there is not much here for someone who wants to read about the subject, just lots of full color photographs....and frankly for this edition thats good enough. the definitive flight jacket book hasn't yet been written.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Some great photos here,
By James D. Crabtree "Doc Crabtree" (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Art of the Flight Jacket: Classic Leather Jackets of World War II (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)
This book looks at artwork painted on WWII A-2 jackets worn by aircrewmen of the USAAF, mostly bomber crews. During the war the brass looked the other way as airmen decorated their jackets with unit, airplane and even individual artwork. Filled with examples of surviving jackets, the only fault I find with the book is that it should have had more examples from historic sources, which I know exist.
As it is, this book serves as a great reference or just something to leaf through.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book on WWII flight jacket artwork,
By R. Allison "milehightrader" (Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Art of the Flight Jacket: Classic Leather Jackets of World War II (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) (Hardcover)
I wanted a book for research for having a new leather A2 flight jacket painted. I found this book to be very informative, and with many excellent photos. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in WWII flight jacket artwork.
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