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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Photos
This book is essentially a photo survey of carrier planes and operations from 1940 to the present. About 1/2 the pictures are color and they are all excellant images. The captions and the limited writing in the book is well founded and professional. Bowman is the author of several books on military aircraft and his expertise and first hand knowledge of the aircraft is...
Published on October 9, 2000 by Mark R Henry
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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History in simple fashion.
Well, I've been involved with aerohistory for quite a while so I'm a bit beyond the level of this book. It's a good, basic, history of US Naval Aviation from 1941 to 1991. Nothing wrong with the book. It's just too simple for me. Some of the picture captions are a bit fishy, though. Watch yourself. The F3H Demon, for example, was hamstrung by a poor engine. The caption...
Published on November 4, 2006 by Phyllis Herring
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
History in simple fashion.,
By Phyllis Herring (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shades of Blue: Us Naval Air Power Since 1941 (Hardcover)
Well, I've been involved with aerohistory for quite a while so I'm a bit beyond the level of this book. It's a good, basic, history of US Naval Aviation from 1941 to 1991. Nothing wrong with the book. It's just too simple for me. Some of the picture captions are a bit fishy, though. Watch yourself. The F3H Demon, for example, was hamstrung by a poor engine. The caption here seems misleading suggesting some other problem. Interesting pictures, however. A book I'm glad I bought second hand. Don't think I'd care to pay full price for it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Photos,
By Mark R Henry (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shades of Blue: Us Naval Air Power Since 1941 (Hardcover)
This book is essentially a photo survey of carrier planes and operations from 1940 to the present. About 1/2 the pictures are color and they are all excellant images. The captions and the limited writing in the book is well founded and professional. Bowman is the author of several books on military aircraft and his expertise and first hand knowledge of the aircraft is obvious.
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Shades of Blue: Us Naval Air Power Since 1941 by Martin W. Bowman (Hardcover - Feb. 2000)
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