Chaz Bowyer (1926–2008)

Filled with photos and first hand accounts by the men who flew these aircraft make this an excellent book.

I have not read much about British aircraft from WWII. The topic has never really caught me. But for these three types I have a little more than ordinary interest. The Mosquito because it has such beautiful lines and such a high performance as only the British can make them on a good day. The Typhoon and Tempest because they ended up being formidable fighter bombers, fully on par with the P-47 Thunderbolt, USAAF's fighter bomber par excellence

This is a good and informative book which I can show more recommend without reservations show less

This is one of a series of books written by Chaz Bowyer concerning WW2 aircraft and published in the 1980s and 1990s. They tend to be in the same format, a chapter on development, then individual chapters on the theaters where the aircraft operated. Following those is a chapter usually called "Into the Cockpit", a series of narratives from crew who flew the aircraft, then a chapter on post-war use. They are interesting and reasonably comprehensive, although tend to be on the dry side.

They show more are being re-issued in Kindle format and if ordered in pre-release are nicely priced at ninety-nine cents in American money. Simply follow the author in Amazon and you'll get a notification email when the book is available for pre-order at that price. show less

An authoritative book on all makes and models of spitfire aircraft. Good coverage of each theater of operations too. Dated a bit (published 1980).