World War II aviation buffs will cringe but be fascinated by the images of once-glorious U.S. Army aircraft mangled and battered during combat action. The Museum of Flight's Cory Graff provides the harrowing details and sometimes surprising twists behind each photo.Cory Graff has been the Museum of Flight's primary researcher and writer since April 1996. As exhibits research and development manager, he plans, evaluates and develops the exhibits, which includes easy access to numerous museum and institutional photo archives.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
I sat mesmerized by the graphic black-and-white images... a must-have addition to the library of any serious aviation historian. -- Mike Machat, Editor, Wings, February 2004
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An book of unique WWII-era airplane photos,
By Larry Zeigler (Lake Oswego, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shot to Hell: Stories and the Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds (Paperback)
Most of the photos in this fascinating collection have never before been published, they are well reproduced, and the captions are crisp and infomative. Plus I could not find one error of fact. People who read this sort of material know that in itself is an achievement! Although this is mostly a picture book, the accompanying text flows smoothly and provides a good sense of the times. By the way, the photo at the top of page 106 is particularly interesting. It illustrates an upside-down Stearman with a unique non-standard landing gear that looks for all the world like a Cessna spring steel gear. The picture was shot at Wright Field, a major testing facility, so maybe this was an experiment that went bad. I am pleased to add this book to my library and look forward to other titles by Cory
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Damaged Goods,
By Stephen Andrews (Edmonds, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shot to Hell: Stories and the Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds (Paperback)
This is a somewhat depressing photo journal of damaged or destroyed warbirds of WW II. Depressing in that, during any conflict, damage is bound to be incurred. This book is full of photos that you would hope to see in such a volume. Bomber crews huddling around a large hole in the tail of their B-24, crash landings after hydraulic failures, belly-up P-51's, and a poor A-20 that looked as if it were imitating a beached wale in Canada. Most of the photos in this volume you will not see in other publications. Of the 125 pages there are photos on every one, and while some are slightly grainy, most are beautiful and full of small details. This is a great book for aviation enthusiasts, anyone in the aerospace industry, or individuals thinking of perusing a career in aircraft accident investigations.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent but incomplete,
By
This review is from: Shot to Hell: Stories and the Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds (Paperback)
An excellent collection photographs covering a wide range of aircraft types with very good accompanying text and captions. I recognize some photos from previous pulications, but they are classic shots that deserve inclusion in a book like this. My only complaint is the absence of any examples of naval aircraft. Given the huge numbers of carrier-based aircraft in the Pacific I expected at least some token examples of severely damaged warbirds sprawled on carrier decks.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Danger was an ever-present companion to the combat flyer in World War II. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Army Air Forces, National Archives, Bomb Group, Fighter Group, The Museum of Flight, World War, Military History Institute, Iwo Jima, Air Force Historical Research Agency, United States, North American, Milne Collection, North Africa, Peter Bowers Collection, Wright Field, New Guinea, Langmack Collection, Troop Carrier Group, All American, Stan Piet, Black Widow, Pacific Ocean, Shooting Star New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Danger was an ever-present companion to the combat flyer in World War II. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Army Air Forces, National Archives, Bomb Group, Fighter Group, The Museum of Flight, World War, Military History Institute, Iwo Jima, Air Force Historical Research Agency, United States, North American, Milne Collection, North Africa, Peter Bowers Collection, Wright Field, New Guinea, Langmack Collection, Troop Carrier Group, All American, Stan Piet, Black Widow, Pacific Ocean, Shooting Star New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 2
books:
- Strategic Air Command - SAC by Turner Publishing on page 38
- Battle of Britain (World War II 50th Anniversary Series) by Wallace B. Black on page 115
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
