Book reviews
Taranto Survivor
Modellers with 1/350 or 1/700 Littorio kits from Trumpeter or Pit-Road will find this Super Drawings’ volume an ideal accompaniment.
Wide-ranging Desert Study
This volume in the Africa at War series is the second focusing on the conflict in the Western Sahara, specifically air warfare between 1975-91 – a period spanning the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the former Spanish Sahara to an official ceasefire.
Double-Ugly Tales
Featuring 20 anecdotes from 13 UK Phantom pilots and navigators, this splendid collection offers a wonderful mix of the thrilling, dangerous and humorous exploits from those RAF and Royal Navy aircrew who flew McDonald Douglas’ twin-engined fighter/ground-attack aircraft.
Elliptical-Winged Legend
This Flight Craft volume describes Supermarine’s Spitfire Mk.V and its derivative, which is a challenging subject, especially when its origins are considered in depth, including Schneider Trophy designs and the type’s development.
Digital Dimension
Advances in computer software have been a boon to graphic designers, particularly in the modelling and aviation industries, and this volume of digital artwork by Marek Ryś offers a wonderful insight into this developing field.
Look - No tail!
It’s the turn of the Horten brothers’ revolutionary flying-wing fighter to receive the Airframe Detail treatment in this busy volume.
'Is it a bird...'
Sitting somewhere between an aircraft, hovercraft and hydrofoil, ekranoplans utilise lift to generate a ‘cushion’ of air between their wings and a flat surface.
Pre-Dreadnought Innovation
Modellers with Combrig’s 1/700 Brandenburg-class battleship kits will appreciate the reference provided by this Super Drawings in 3D publication from Kagero.
DIVE-BOMBING BIOGRAPHY
In contrast to most Battle of Midway writings, David Rigby’s book aims to draw further attention to Wade McClusky, the US Navy pilot who led the dive-bomber attacks against the Imperial Japanese Navy’s aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga.
SEABORNE FOX HUNT
Kagero’s 69th TopDrawings publication will be extremely useful for modellers with IBG’s 1/700 HMS Badsworth kit, as it offers a large selection of line drawings depicting this Hunt II-class ship, plus its history in English and Polish.