Dassault Mirage: The Combat Log (Hardcover)

by Salvador Mafe Huertas (Author)

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Product Description
This is the first book ever to chronicle in detail all of the Mirage III, 5, F1 and 2000 aircraft and specifically their use in combat operations from the Middle East to the South Atlantic, the Persian Gulf to the steaming jungles of Ecuador and Peru. With well over three million flight hours since 1961, the Mirage has seen more combat than any present day jet fighter, including action in the Six-Days War, the Falklands, the Gulf War and many other lesser known conflicts. Superb color photography is combined with detailed text including squadron histories, and Mirage pilot narratives from Israel, Argentina, South Africa,Iraq and others.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764301683
• ISBN-13: 978-0764301681
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,088,713 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great subject, good information, bad translation, March 15, 1998

By A Customer

Salvador Mafe Huertas is known for his work covering the Argentenian side of the air war of the Falklands War. This book not only covers the use of the Mirage in that conflict but also several chapters on the Mirage in Israeli service. Unfortunately, Schiffer pushed this book out before they were done editing it. There are several points where I had to read a sentence several times before I could figure out what it meant. Evidently, I wasn't alone. On page 32, there is a note from the editor (shamefully left in the final product) saying "This sentence is unclear, please clarify". It takes work to get through this book, although the information contained on Israeli and Argentinian operations is good (other countries get a single chapter with little text). Other publishers have turned out wonderful translated/edited examples of this author's work, why not Schiffer?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs better editors, February 2, 2006

By	Ong Tso Sheng (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A very hard book to read, primarily due to the way the text was edited. While the grammer may be correct, the way it was edited / translated makes it a chore to read. Also a good part of the book was devoted to the isreali use of the Mirage III series during the arab - isreali wars rather than development of the mirage from III to 2000. Arab - isreali air wars are better covered by other books, as such this book does not add much new information.

If not for the extensive photos this would not have been worth the price.