IPMS Number
43146
Brian R. Baker
Reviews By Author
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Powering the World’s Airliners; Engine Developments From the Propeller to the Jet AgePublished: October 23, 2020 HistoryThis book covers the development of aircraft powerplants as they relate to the airline industry, going back to the beginnings of air transportation in the twenties. The author is especially well qualified to write in this area because (1) his father was an engineer who worked on jet engine development in Germany during World War II, and later France and the United States, and… more |
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The Italian Blitz, 1940-1943. Bomber Command's War Against Mussolini’s Cities, Docks, and Factories.Published: September 24, 2020 HistoryDuring World War II, after the Germans had invaded France, the Italians decided to get involved, and they took part in the final stages of the German assault. Once things had settled down, the Italians began expanding to the South. They had already occupied parts of Africa, but continued their advances into Greece. The British Royal Air Force had already begun their… more |
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P-47D Thunmderbolt vs. KI-43-II Oscar: New Guinea, 1943-44Published: September 20, 2020 HistoryThis book is part of a series of excellent Osprey Publications dealing with the history of World War II in the air. This volume deals with the conflicts between the Japanese Army, who were attempting to dominate New Guinea early in World War II, and the United States Army, who were attempting to remove the Japanese and send them back where they belonged. Several JAAF units… more |
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P-40E Warhawk vs. A6M2 Zero-Sen: East Indies and Darwin, 1942Published: September 20, 2020 HistoryThis book is part of an excellent series on the course of World War II in the air, and although it is a little more inclusive than the title implies, it covers the action between the 3rd Kokutai and the Tainan Kokutai, Japanese Navy units equipped with Mitsubishi A6M-2 Zero Sens, Mitsubishi G4M-2’s, and Nakajima C5M2 reconnaissance types and based in the former… more |
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Single No. 17 Supermarine Spitfire IIAPublished: September 16, 2020 This book is part of a series providing detailed information on a particular aircraft intended for scale modelers. It is not a historical account of the service life of the aircraft and does not provide a variety of color schemes for the type as by used by different units. It provides detailed six-view line drawings of the specific aircraft in three scales, plus black and white color photos of… more |
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Single No. 21 Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 ZeroPublished: September 16, 2020 This book is part of a series of highly specialized coverages of specific World War II aircraft types and is intended for serious scale modelers who work in 1/72, 1/48, and 1/32 scale. This book covers the Mitsubishi A6M-5 Zero 52 fighter and serves mainly as a reference for specific details of this particular aircraft type. There is little text other than the captions for photos and drawings… more |
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Heinkel HE-111HPublished: September 9, 2020 HistoryThe Heinkel HE-111 was probably one of the most produced medium bombers used by the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a few ex-Spanish variants are still flying in various places throughout the world. Originally designed, deceptively to appear as a civilian airliner, in the late thirties, it went into production as a high speed medium bomber, and went through extensive… more |
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Images of War: Early Jet Fighters, 1944-1954Published: July 27, 2020 HistoryThis book is the second in a series on jet fighter development. Their first book dealt with jet fighter development in the U.S., Britain, Germany, and Italy through the end of World War II. The text explained the backgrounds and conditions resulting in the emerging of the various designs, and the subsequent postwar developments of these aircraft. This second volume… more |
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Meatballs and Dead Birds; A Photo Gallery of Destroyed Japanese Aircraft in World War II.Published: July 26, 2020 HistoryThe author of this book, James P. Gallagher, was Communications Officer with the 49th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, which operated in the Philippines towards the end of the war, and later relocated to mainland Japan with the occupation forces. Gallagher had been a prize winning photographer when he was in college, and managed to carry a camera with him… more |
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The Petlyakov Pe-2. Stalin’s Successful Red Air Force Light BomberPublished: July 25, 2020 HistoryThe Petlyakov PE-2 and PE-3 series were probably the most significant light bomber in the arsenal of the Red Army in its fight against the Nazi German invasion during World War II. Produced in numbers exceeding 11,000, the PE-2 was initially produced as a dive bomber, but during its development it also served as a standard light bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft.… more |