IPMS Number
31328

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The Americans on D-Day, A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion

Published: June 8, 2014
Book Author(s): Martin K. A. Morgan
Company: Zenith Press

This is a large, beautiful coffee table style photo-essay book. As the son of a D-Day veteran I was most anxious to read this book. 450 of the photos included are from the combat in Northern France. Some will seem familiar to the reader but many have never before been published. I especially like how in many cases the author has shown the original WWII photo and then beside or below that he… more

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Gloster Javelin Landing Gear

Published: April 16, 2014
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

Scale Aircraft Conversions’ 1/48 Gloster Javelin landing gear set is a full replacement in white metal for both main gear legs and the nose gear. In many cases SAC will assemble some of the kit parts prior to casting; however, in this case they have cast the parts individually. Additionally, they have also cleaned up the gear and filled the sinkholes that were present on the original plastic… more

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Model Art Modeling Magazine, #51, Spring 2014

Published: March 18, 2014
Company: Model Art

From the title one could conclude that the entire magazine is dedicated to these two ships. That would be incorrect! The book also covers the IJN Yuikaze, USS Ticonderoga, IJN Noshiro, Ice Breaker Shirase AGB 5003, JMSDF PG-824 Guided Missile Patrol Boat, JMSDF Defense Ship Akizuki, IJN Tanker Ashizuri, IJN Hiryu, S-100 German fast Attack and a section on the old Monogram/Revell 1/506 USS New… more

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Convair Advanced Designs II - Secret Fighters, Advanced Aircraft, and Unique Concepts 1929-1973

Published: March 17, 2014
Book Author(s): Robert E. Bradley
Company: Crecy Publishing, Ltd.

This book is a follow on companion book to the author’s “Convair Advanced Designs that I was also fortunate to review for IPMS/USA! This book covers 41 different aircraft, some that were built and some that were only designs each is given its own chapter.

The list of aircraft covered is as follows:

  • Thomas Morse XP-13
  • PB-2A
  • P-66
  • XP-54
  • more

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French Wings No. 3: Breguet 27, Potez 39, and Mureaux 115/117

Published: February 3, 2020
Book Author(s): José Fernandez
Company: Stratus

This is the third book in the French Wings series and it continues to provide an interesting and informative look at some of the less famous French aircraft of the pre-WWII and WWII period. All three aircraft in this book were used in the observation and reconnaissance role by the French military. The book gives you information about both the process by which they were acquired and their… more

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Curtiss P-40 Snub-nosed Kittyhawks

Published: December 29, 2013
Book Author(s): Carl Molesworth
Company: Osprey Publishing

This book is number 11 in the Vanguard series and covers the later short nosed variants P-40D through P-40N. The book begins with the beginning of the end. By that I mean it shows the 15,000th Curtiss fighter built, a P-40-N-CU festooned with the emblems of each nation that flew them and a red, white and blue striped tail. This was the beginning of the end as around one week after… more

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French Flying Boats of WWII

Published: February 10, 2020
Book Author(s): Gerard Bousquet; Illustrated by Teodor Libiu Morosanu
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books

When one looks at French aircraft of the period immediately before and during World War Two, it is evident that there were two schools of thought when it came to aircraft design! One school was to design elegant, graceful and beautiful aircraft. The other was to see just how ugly they could make the airplane and it still fly and perform the duties it was designed for. This book is filled with… more

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Soviet Naval Aviation 1946-1991

Published: October 28, 2013
Book Author(s): Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov
Company: Hikoki Publications

This is a massive tome that covers Soviet Naval Aviation from immediately post-WWII through the breakup of the USSR. The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of color and black and white photos, many of which may be new to Western readers. In addition, there are dozens of color profiles throughout the pages.

The book begins with a discussion of Soviet naval aviation in the years… more

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VEF Irbitis I-16

Published: February 10, 2020
Company: Master-X

Upon opening the box, one is greeted with a simple resin kit of an aircraft so obscure that even though I pride myself on my knowledge of WWII aircraft and have built over 100 resin kits of many obscure aircraft, I even had to look this one up!

The Irbitis I-16 was an indigenous fighter design from Latvia. The aircraft was small, approximately 24 feet in length with a wingspan of 26… more

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Polish Wings 17

Published: September 16, 2013
Book Author(s): Tomasz J Kopański
Company: Stratus

This book takes a look at the most famous of the Polish bomber type in WWII and its developments. The PZL 23 was known as the Karas (or Carp, according to Google translation) to the Polish Air Force and, along with its offshoot variants PZL 42, 43 and 46, did the lion’s share of bombardment work for Poland.

The majority of the book (65 pages) gives us a brief history of the main… more