Warbirds: American Legends of World War 2

The authors set out to document and explain World War II fighter aircraft in period color photographs. They accomplished that task extremely well and went far beyond that. Color photography was not common during World War II so a book of such photographs was likely to be interesting. This book exceeds that standard. The authors went to great lengths to find really great color images. Then they supplemented the photos with great text--history and human interest. I have read hundreds of World War II books, but I did not know that some fighter drop fuel tanks were made of paper. Highly recommended.

Good pictures with short glimpses into pilot life during WWll.

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The title would have been more appropriately named "P38/P40/P51" since those are the only planes featured. However, there are a large number of photos with good, descriptive captions that cover a wide range of operating environments and locations. Buy this book for the photos, not for a lengthy description of the aircraft or service history. Each chapter has a couple pages summarizing the development of the subject aircraft. After that, it is all photos and captions. Besides extensive war time photos are descriptions and illustrations of post-WWII service (including both the Korean war and service with foreign forces)and post-military retirement, either as rotting hulks, camera platforms, storefront novelties, or restored collectables. I particularly liked the large number of photos that included pilots and ground crews in either posed or candid shots with the planes; it was an effective reminder that it was the combination of man+machine that made these planes successful. Some of the photos appear to have suffered somewhat in reproduction, with details obscurred as a result of contrast and/or brightness not optimized. Overall, though, this book is a keeper.

That volume is a reprint of 3 others titles: P-51, P-38 and P-40 in WW2 color.It's great to see these available again in a one volume book. The selection of the pictures is outstanding, and price very affordable.

アメリカ陸軍航空隊のカラー写真集です。P-38　P-40　P-51の3機種だけですが、当時のカラー写真がこれでもかとばかり約300ページに続き、このボリュームでこの価格はお買い得です。写真の質は玉石混合ですが、中にはP-40のアリュウーシャン列島やフランス軍の機体また日本に捕獲された機体など興味が湧きます。航空ファン特にプラモデルがお好きな方にはお薦めです。