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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.7464097309044
EAN num: 9780764300721
ISBN number: 0764300725
Label: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 608
Printing Date: January 01, 2000
Publishing house: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Sale Popularity Level: 271583
Studio: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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America's Hundred Thousand covers in detail the eleven U.S. fighter aircraft types produced just before and during World War II - with a combined production total of just over 100,000 aircraft. Covered are the Army Lockheed P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra,
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Have been searching for a book like this for a long time. Written in a pleasant style and, as i am a "numbers " person, this is, what you would call, a book written for me. Every type of fighter is well described in every possible way. Numbers build, flying caracteristics, pilots reviews ( and they are the experts !) aircraft specs, histories, you name it, it is all there. A must have for a WW2 fighter aircraft fan.
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This is more of an echo/chorus to the previous reviews. Thus, it is only helpful in the context of reading those first...
If you want technical information overload on U.S. WWII fighters this is the place to find it.
It would be nice to see other writers and publishers be as successful, as this book has, on similar subjects.
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I second Dan Fords review in its entirety, except that I do not think the book either too big or heavy. I would have liked even more, at least the P 35A, P 36 and P 43. It is an incredible compilation of data. It is obviously not Mr. Deans fault that some of it is wrong, (e.g. If the data was right, the P-39 would have had enough climbing capacity to perform well over Guadalcanal in 1942.) It is too much to ask to expect him to tell us everything.
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This is the best, most-amazing book on US WWII fighter aircraft that I have ever read, and I've read a lot of them. There are other good ones out there, but this one is very special. I didn't even know about it until it was mentioned by a fellow pilot in Aces High. I'm very glad for that chance method by which I learned of this fine work.
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Make no mistake, this book isn't for military enthusiasts who want to know about the operational history of the planes mentioned and who shot down what with it, leave that to the hundreds of other books out there on the same subject. The purpose of this book is to give you a true in-depth and technical understanding of each of america's fighter aircraft.
This is a true technical resource book that is also fun to read and will educate you on the true handling characteristics of the aircraft contained in it. It constitutes more of a pilot-related information bible than anything else, this is the book to hit if you ever get lucky enough to be offered to fly a warbird, it also makes an excellent resource to those who want to create simulations or wargames.
In the end, military aviation buffs will find it extremely interesting, but this is truely a pilot's guidebook.
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