The Curtiss P-40: From 1939 to 1945 (Planes and Pilots, 3) [Paperback]

Anis El Bied (Author), Daniel Laurelut (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003

200 color images showing the aircraft markings and all the variants of this classic American World War ll fighter. Also includes detail of personalized markings and nose art

Product Details

• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Histoire & Collections (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2913903479
• ISBN-13: 978-2913903470
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,959,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars P40 the Hawk, October 24, 2011

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Hernani S. Oliveira Filho "Panzer4" (São Paulo, SP Brasil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Curtiss P-40: From 1939 to 1945 (Planes and Pilots, 3) (Paperback)

A superb book with all the profiles that pictured the P40 series in second world war, excelentefor modelists. The book follows the entre life of the model in use by the allies.

4.0 out of 5 stars Curtiss P-40 Book...Yet Another 'Diamond in the Rough' from Histoire & Collections!, June 23, 2011

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Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P-40 Curtiss from 1939 to 1945 (Paperback)

Over the past decade, the French Histoire & Collections firm has published volumes on various World War II warbirds - Bf 109, P-51, Hurricane, etc. - characterized by pages and pages of fairly well-done color side-views and execrable text. CURTISS P-40 FROM 1939 TO 1945 is a perfect example. Produced by the writing team of Anis Elbied and Daniel Laurelut and published in 2002, CURTISS P-40 FROM 1939 TO 1945 is both eye candy and a hard slog.

Part of the 'Planes and Pilots' series, the Laurelut/Elbied book details Curtiss' study warhorse model-by model. After a chapter on the P-36/Hawk 75, it examines the P-40 prototypes, P-40CU and P-40B/C, P-40D/E, P-40F, etc. The chapters on the main production models feature a one-two page summary of that aircraft, two-four b&w/color photographs and beaucoup pages of color side-views. The P-40N chapter, for example, has eight pages of profiles depicting some 32 P-40s flown by different units and/or air forces. Generally the profiles seem accurate; likewise, the color schemes. There are also sections on P-40 users, nose art, differences between models, Flying Tiger markings, etc.

The problem, as always, lies in the text. It's poorly done with typos, poor syntax and, especially, run-on sentences. One sentence is a paragraph long! Given the nice job Histoire & Collections did on the artwork, they really should invest in a author and/or translator fluent in the English language and aviation terminology.

So, thumbs up on artwork; thumbs down on text. Recommended with reservations.