Squadron has done it again. They have provided us with another volume included in their outstanding Walk Around series. This particular one deals with the F9F Cougar and all its variants. It is written and laid out in the typical Squadron Walk Around fashion.

The book introduction starts with a brief but comprehensive history of the development and deployment of the Cougar. There are tables that show the differences between each version and a section on the different nose and canopy variations. The rest of the book is high quality black & white and color photos with captions. The majority of pictures are color. All photos have a very comprehensive caption that explains what you are looking at. I would say that half the photos are from display aircraft and the other half from archive photos.

The book follows a typical walk around of the airplane. It starts with the nose, then goes to the nose wheel, and then follows the fuselage around to the cockpit. From there you get the wings, then tail, and end with the underside. The final photos are of drone aircraft with some very striking paint schemes.

The cover and back cover art are some very nice painting by Don Greer. These are some of the nicest artwork I have seen. Both would be easy to follow for a paint scheme.

I enjoyed this book. I think it would make a great modeling reference to anyone building a Cougar or a great reference to anyone who enjoys just looking at this beautiful airplane. I would highly recommend it to all naval aircraft enthusiasts.

Thank you, Squadron Signal Publications and Squadron for the review book, and thanks to IPMS USA for giving me the chance to review it.