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Dassault Mirage 2000
Book Author(s)
Robert Pied, Nicolas Deboeck
Review Author
Michael Novosad
Published on
January 26, 2022
Company
HMH Publications
MSRP
$31.00

Aircraft History - from Wikipedia

The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multi-role, single engine fourth generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multi-role aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. It was later developed into the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations.

Contents

This publication is a close-up pictorial essay of the Dassault Mirage 2000 in service with the Armée de L'Air and many other air forces. Includes details of all versions, from the 2000 B/C to 2000-5 and 2000-9.

Saab 37 Viggen

Saab 37 Viggen - Flying with the Swedish Air Force
Book Author(s)
Robert Pied and Nicolas Deboeck
Review Author
Phil Pignataro
Published on
October 23, 2020
Company
HMH Publications
MSRP
$28.88

Saab has a long history of producing excellent fighter aircraft that are often at the leading edge of technology. The AJ 37 Viggen is a prime example of that legacy. Pied and Deboeck tell the story of this potent fighter through pictures and their associated captions. This book is part of HMH’s “Aircraft In Detail” series that is now up to a dozen volumes of front line fighter aircraft with the exception being one about the C-130. Most of the photos are of the two Viggens flying with the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight.

The AJ 37 entered operational service with the Swedish Air Force in 1971 as an attack fighter with the photo-recce version, the SF 37, following in 1973. A more advanced interceptor version, the JA 37, was delivered to the Air Force in 1974. The Viggen’s 2-seater was the flight trainer version, the SF 37. 2007 saw the last of the 329 multi-purpose fighters retire from operational service.

MiG-31 Foxhound

MiG-31 Foxhound
Book Author(s)
Robert Pied, Nicolas Deboeck; Kirill Mushak
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
October 22, 2020
Company
Casemate Publishers
MSRP
$31.00

Duke Hawkins is a series of superb photo essays on aircraft covering a dozen planes in thorough detail. The latest covers the MiG-31 Foxhound. As a first note, the 108-page book contains over 300 pictures taken by pilots and a “back-seater’ with over 20 years of experience and I must add that he is also an excellent photographer.

In order of appearance, the book covers:

F/A-18 A/B & C/D Hornet: Aircraft in Detail

Boeing F/A-18 A/B & C/D Hornet: Aircraft in Detail
Book Author(s)
Robert Pied, Nicolas Deboeck
Review Author
James Kelley
Published on
October 22, 2020
Company
HMH Publications
MSRP
$35.00

Casemate & HMH Publications presents to us another excellent book from their “Duke Hawkins” series, providing a close up of the "Legacy" Hornet in all its versions: A, B, C and D including the ATARS version. Over 400 photos show every side of the famous jet in service with the US Navy, USMC and the Air Forces of Spain, Finland, Canada, Switzerland, Malaysia and more.

The first thing I noticed upon opening the cover is, there aren’t any chapters proper. Rather, the book is divided into “sections”, each notated in the upper right-hand corner of the right page. Sections include:

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Fulcrum MiG-29 Variants In Air Forces Around the World
Book Author(s)
Robert Pied and Nicolas Deboeck
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
October 22, 2020
Company
HMH Publications
MSRP
$31.00

This is a new publication from Duke Hawkins Books and is the fourth volume in a series of books that have been recently published highlighting modern jets. This series got its start with The Sepecat Jaguar in July 2017 and has now seen twelve books in this series published. There is also a special limited edition on the Belgian Air Force F-16 and on the Juan Carlos I Aircraft Carrier. This series of publications falls under the name of Duke Hawkins, but it is not clear exactly who Duke Hawkins is. If you check out other retail sites on this series, you can find Robert Pied and Nicolas Deboeck listed as authors, but there is not much additional information on them. One of the bylines goes like this: