Thunder in the Heavens: Classic American Aircraft of World War II [Hardcover]

Martin W. Bowman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1995

150+ full-color photos. 10 1/4 x 11.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Smithmark Pub (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831782978
• ISBN-13: 978-0831782979
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,368,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior Air-to-Air Photography, August 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Thunder in the Heavens: Classic American Aircraft of World War II (Hardcover)

One of the best compilations of air-to-air photography ever seen, of WWII or other aircraft. This book is on the level of John Dibbs' 'Flying Legends,' but whereas the Dibbs book provides elegant, formally posed portraits of the aircraft, this title shows the birds in more atmospheric settings, but does not sacrifice the sharp focus of Dibbs' work.

This book contains the best air-to-air pictures of any B-29 I have ever seen. They are, of course, of FIFI, the CAF bird. They possess the rare magic that the best of air-to-air photographs have, of making you feel you're actually flying along in the photoship.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Imagination gets the best of me guy, April 12, 2001

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Jacob C. (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thunder in the Heavens: Classic American Aircraft of World War II (Hardcover)

The type of book you would sit on a balcony outside and read/look at while imagining a b-17 flying fortress flying right in front of you.....then you suddenly appear in the plane, the pilot is yelling for you to drop the bombs so you can get the heck out of there, but you have to wait till the target appears in your bomb site, then you flip the trigger......bomb after bomb fall into the clear sky as you watch the industrial plants and ship yards of Hamburg Germany ignite into a fireworks display......then you suddenly appear back on your balcony starring into the open clear sky, just hoping that big four engined, porky pined hunk of steel comes out of the sky ready to pick you up for another mission......Yes the book is that good...go get it now!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WoW, May 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Thunder in the Heavens: Classic American Aircraft of World War II (Hardcover)

like you have never seen before. fresh and new. if you are not a vet you can feel what it was like to fly and experence the feelings of the men who flew the one and only WWII aircraft.!!