G. W. Haddow (1924–2010)

While this is very much a book for specialists in terms of needing to actually possess a copy, I can imagine people of more variegated interests than one might think finding it interesting to check out the first sustained effort to field large warplanes. This includes enthusiasts of Miyazaki's anime and SF fans with a taste for Steampunk. It also strikes me that Haddow & Grosz's scholarship has held up very well over the years, seeing as versions of this book have been being brought out show more since the 1960s. show less