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Austro Hungarian Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 46)

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An interesting addition to Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, this volume presents yet another little known facet of aviation history. The quality of this series is maintained with this title. There are, however, some deviations from what readers have come to expect as standard. The first half of the text is an overview of the Austro-Hungarian, Italian, and Russian air services, and the ground campaigns which they supported. I found this useful, but it may be less so to enthusiasts of the Great War already well-versed in their histories. It is not until page fifty that the text truly addresses the title. Four of the color profiles are opponents' aircraft, which has not been done in previous works in this series. There are no plan views or upper wing scrap views, which the other WWI titles contain. Also, there are no line drawings, another standard of the series. I point these out as deviations from the norm, and leave it to the individual reader to determine their value.

Overall, I enjoyed the book.

Osprey's series covers many interesting subjects but this is one of the best. If you are a Great War aviation buff check this out, its worth the money. Beautiful artwork about an unusual subject. I have the old Harleyford books about WW1 aircraft and this is just as interesting. Good asides about the Russian and Italian foes. Nice color detail for modellers. Get it.