Book reviews
PENINSULA AIR BATTLES
For some reason, the Korean War tends to be overlooked by aviation historians, despite its significance of marking the transition between propeller- and jet-powered aircraft, resulting in the first jet-versus-jet combat.
SILVER WINGS OVERSEAS
This third volume of a mini-series dedicated to charting the rise of combat air capability in the Arabic area of the Middle East charts colonial operations by France, Italy, Spain and Britain between 1918- 1936, plus the formation of homegrown forces.
PRUSSIAN KNIGHTS OF THE AIR
German publisher Luftfahrtverlag START has produced a stunning new book on a lesser-known World War One German fighter unit… and there are accompanying decals too!
SHIMMERING DELTA
Convair’s B-58 Hustler isn’t popular with kit manufacturers, but those with Revell/Monogram, Italeri or Academy offerings will appreciate Schiffer’s new Legends of Warfare walk-round guide.
HEBREW HAWKS
Of all the nations operating the General Dynamics/Lockheed F-16A/B, Israel is arguably the most secretive when it comes to how it employs the type, so photo-studies of this nation’s airframes, where they are known as the Netz (hawk) are few and far between.
PACIFIC ANNIVERSARY
Occurring between June 3-7, 1942, it’s been 79 years since the Battle of Midway –a major turning point on World War Two’s Pacific front, and the subject of Pen & Sword’s Images of War volume.
HEAVY TROOP CARRIER
Regarded by many modellers as the ‘gold standard’ for reference on Israeli armoured vehicles, Desert Eagle’s IDF Armor Series turns its attention to the Namer (male leopard) heavy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).
WORLD’S FIRST JET FIGHTER
Here’s the hotly anticipated second edition of Valiant Wings’ Airframe & Miniature guide to the Messerschmitt Me 262, which updates and expands on the firm’s inaugural publication.
MODELLING LARGESSE
The fourth volume of Canfora Publishing’s 1/32 scale modelling guide series contains another fascinating array of aviation subjects, covering more than 100 years of flight – from a World War One Royal Aircraft Factory Fe.2b to a present-day Lockheed F-35A Lightning II.