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Good books to read
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| frankiekam 2005-05-14, 3:32 am |
| Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
Great for European Air War fans.
Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
Can anyone recommend other books?
What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
Regards
Frankie
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| Simon Robbins 2005-05-15, 6:32 am |
| "frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
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quote:
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> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
"Chickenhawk", by Robert Mason. (www.robertcmason.com)
Si
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| FatKat 2005-05-15, 8:32 pm |
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frankiekam wrote:
quote:
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
> Regards
> Frankie
Flight of the Intruder - easily the best novel to come out of the VN
air war.
As for non-fiction, I'd recommend "Phantom over Vietnam". It's not a
glorious book - the author doesn't shoot down any MiGs, and there
aren't any segues on ludicrous ROE. Instead, it's sort of a slice of
the war, leaving you to judge for yourself.
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| Hawkeye 2005-05-16, 12:31 am |
| On 13 May 2005 21:08:17 -0700, frankie@stamford.edu.my (frankiekam)
wrote:
quote:
>Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
>Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
>Great for European Air War fans.
>
>Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
>Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
>Can anyone recommend other books?
>
>What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
>Regards
>Frankie
Bradley's "Flyboys" is a great read, as it gives one a taste of the
mentality of both sides in the Pacific war. A page turner for sure,
IMO.
Haukeye
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| Hawkeye 2005-05-16, 12:31 am |
| On 13 May 2005 21:08:17 -0700, frankie@stamford.edu.my (frankiekam)
wrote:
quote:
>Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
>Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
>Great for European Air War fans.
>
>Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
>Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
>Can anyone recommend other books?
>
>What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
>Regards
>Frankie
Almost forgot, another great read, especially for the pacific theatre
is "The Jolly Rogers", about squadron VF-17, written by the leader of
the squadron, Tom Blackburn himself. After reading the book I had to
buy Trudgian's print "Fighting 17, Jolly Rogers". The book was that
good.
Haukeye
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| dancho 2005-05-16, 8:32 pm |
| frankiekam wrote:
quote:
> Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
> Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
> Great for European Air War fans.
>
> Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
> Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
> Can anyone recommend other books?
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
> Regards
> Frankie
"Scream of Eagles" by Robert K. Wilcox. It's the best book on fighter
tactics (dogfighting) and it's entertaining too.
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| tomcervo 2005-05-17, 12:32 am |
| "Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
Great for European Air War fans."
Has just been re-issued in the full version. The one we knew in English
was edited to save paper.
Likewise, "The First and The Last" had the first couple of chapters
lopped off in most American editions. It starts with the Battle of
Britain; Galland's book detailed his training and his service in Spain.
"Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
Great for Pacific Fighters fans"
The Japanese (original) version is said to be somewhat different from
the thing with Martin Caiden's name on it. He's supposed to have
screwed Sakai out of some of the royalties as well.
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"dancho" <simonbalistica@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> frankiekam wrote:
> "Scream of Eagles" by Robert K. Wilcox. It's the best book on fighter
> tactics (dogfighting) and it's entertaining too.
"Piece of Cake". WW2, RAF in 1940 France. Fiction.
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| FatKat 2005-05-17, 8:34 pm |
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JP wrote:
quote:
> "dancho" <simonbalistica@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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fighter[vbcol=seagreen]
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>
> "Piece of Cake". WW2, RAF in 1940 France. Fiction.
I saw the PoC mini-series years ago - about the time I first played
"Their Finest Hour". It was pretty good as well - and unlike the
pilots in the book, they got to fly Spitfires, not just Hurricanes.
This was probably my intro to the "Battle of Britain".
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"FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in message
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quote:
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> JP wrote:
> fighter
>
> I saw the PoC mini-series years ago - about the time I first played
> "Their Finest Hour". It was pretty good as well - and unlike the
> pilots in the book, they got to fly Spitfires, not just Hurricanes.
> This was probably my intro to the "Battle of Britain".
Yep, saw the series too, that was good.
quote:
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| leadfoot 2005-05-17, 8:34 pm |
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"frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
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quote:
> Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
> Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
> Great for European Air War fans.
>
> Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
> Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
> Can anyone recommend other books?
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
One Day in a Long War : May 10, 1972, Air War, North Vietnam
By Jeffrey Ethell
http://tinyurl.com/c4cjp
Many stories of that day including Randy "Duke" Cunninghams famous shoot
down of the infamous Col Toon (or was it toon?)
Got to say the aviation world lost a great author when Jeffrey Ethell
fatally crashed his P-38 war bird in 1997
quote:
>
> Regards
> Frankie
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| leadfoot 2005-05-18, 12:33 am |
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"leadfoot" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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quote:
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> "frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
> news:fb865cf8.0505132008.32a7ca7f@posting.google.com...
>
> One Day in a Long War : May 10, 1972, Air War, North Vietnam
> By Jeffrey Ethell
>
> http://tinyurl.com/c4cjp
>
> Many stories of that day including Randy "Duke" Cunninghams famous shoot
> down of the infamous Col Toon (or was it toon?)
In addition to the one of the first laser guided bombing raids of the paul
doumer bridge
quote:
>
> Got to say the aviation world lost a great author when Jeffrey Ethell
> fatally crashed his P-38 war bird in 1997
>
>
>
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| Simon Robbins 2005-05-18, 12:33 am |
| "frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
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quote:
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
"Chickenhawk", by Robert Mason. (www.robertcmason.com)
Si
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| FatKat 2005-05-18, 3:33 am |
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frankiekam wrote:
quote:
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
> Regards
> Frankie
Flight of the Intruder - easily the best novel to come out of the VN
air war.
As for non-fiction, I'd recommend "Phantom over Vietnam". It's not a
glorious book - the author doesn't shoot down any MiGs, and there
aren't any segues on ludicrous ROE. Instead, it's sort of a slice of
the war, leaving you to judge for yourself.
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| dancho 2005-05-18, 3:33 am |
| frankiekam wrote:
quote:
> Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
> Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
> Great for European Air War fans.
>
> Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
> Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
> Can anyone recommend other books?
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
> Regards
> Frankie
"Scream of Eagles" by Robert K. Wilcox. It's the best book on fighter
tactics (dogfighting) and it's entertaining too.
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| Hawkeye 2005-05-18, 8:35 pm |
| On 13 May 2005 21:08:17 -0700, frankie@stamford.edu.my (frankiekam)
wrote:
quote:
>Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
>Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
>Great for European Air War fans.
>
>Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
>Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
>Can anyone recommend other books?
>
>What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
>Regards
>Frankie
Bradley's "Flyboys" is a great read, as it gives one a taste of the
mentality of both sides in the Pacific war. A page turner for sure,
IMO.
Haukeye
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| dancho 2005-05-20, 8:35 pm |
| frankiekam wrote:
quote:
> Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
> Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
> Great for European Air War fans.
>
> Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
> Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
> Can anyone recommend other books?
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
> Regards
> Frankie
"Scream of Eagles" by Robert K. Wilcox. It's the best book on fighter
tactics (dogfighting) and it's entertaining too.
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| leadfoot 2005-05-20, 8:35 pm |
|
"frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
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quote:
> Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
> Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
> Great for European Air War fans.
>
> Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
> Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
> Can anyone recommend other books?
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
One Day in a Long War : May 10, 1972, Air War, North Vietnam
By Jeffrey Ethell
http://tinyurl.com/c4cjp
Many stories of that day including Randy "Duke" Cunninghams famous shoot
down of the infamous Col Toon (or was it toon?)
Got to say the aviation world lost a great author when Jeffrey Ethell
fatally crashed his P-38 war bird in 1997
quote:
>
> Regards
> Frankie
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| leadfoot 2005-05-28, 3:32 am |
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"leadfoot" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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quote:
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> "frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
> news:fb865cf8.0505132008.32a7ca7f@posting.google.com...
>
> One Day in a Long War : May 10, 1972, Air War, North Vietnam
> By Jeffrey Ethell
>
> http://tinyurl.com/c4cjp
>
> Many stories of that day including Randy "Duke" Cunninghams famous shoot
> down of the infamous Col Toon (or was it toon?)
In addition to the one of the first laser guided bombing raids of the paul
doumer bridge
quote:
>
> Got to say the aviation world lost a great author when Jeffrey Ethell
> fatally crashed his P-38 war bird in 1997
>
>
>
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| leadfoot 2005-05-28, 3:32 am |
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"frankiekam" <frankie@stamford.edu.my> wrote in message
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quote:
> Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
> Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
> Great for European Air War fans.
>
> Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
> Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
> Can anyone recommend other books?
>
> What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
One Day in a Long War : May 10, 1972, Air War, North Vietnam
By Jeffrey Ethell
http://tinyurl.com/c4cjp
Many stories of that day including Randy "Duke" Cunninghams famous shoot
down of the infamous Col Toon (or was it toon?)
Got to say the aviation world lost a great author when Jeffrey Ethell
fatally crashed his P-38 war bird in 1997
quote:
>
> Regards
> Frankie
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"FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in message
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quote:
>
> JP wrote:
> fighter
>
> I saw the PoC mini-series years ago - about the time I first played
> "Their Finest Hour". It was pretty good as well - and unlike the
> pilots in the book, they got to fly Spitfires, not just Hurricanes.
> This was probably my intro to the "Battle of Britain".
Yep, saw the series too, that was good.
quote:
>
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| FatKat 2005-05-28, 3:32 am |
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JP wrote:
quote:
> "dancho" <simonbalistica@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:w6adnSxwB9H7FxXfRVn-rQ@comcast.com...
fighter[vbcol=seagreen]
>
>
> "Piece of Cake". WW2, RAF in 1940 France. Fiction.
I saw the PoC mini-series years ago - about the time I first played
"Their Finest Hour". It was pretty good as well - and unlike the
pilots in the book, they got to fly Spitfires, not just Hurricanes.
This was probably my intro to the "Battle of Britain".
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| Hawkeye 2005-05-28, 3:32 am |
| On 13 May 2005 21:08:17 -0700, frankie@stamford.edu.my (frankiekam)
wrote:
quote:
>Some of my favorite WWII aviation books:
>
>Pierre Henri Clostermann - The Big Show
>Great for European Air War fans.
>
>Saburo Sakai - Samurai!
>Great for Pacific Fighters fans.
>
>Can anyone recommend other books?
>
>What about a good book the Vietnam Air War?
>
>Regards
>Frankie
Bradley's "Flyboys" is a great read, as it gives one a taste of the
mentality of both sides in the Pacific war. A page turner for sure,
IMO.
Haukeye
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| FatKat 2005-05-30, 7:00 am |
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JP wrote:
quote:
> "dancho" <simonbalistica@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:w6adnSxwB9H7FxXfRVn-rQ@comcast.com...
fighter[vbcol=seagreen]
>
>
> "Piece of Cake". WW2, RAF in 1940 France. Fiction.
I saw the PoC mini-series years ago - about the time I first played
"Their Finest Hour". It was pretty good as well - and unlike the
pilots in the book, they got to fly Spitfires, not just Hurricanes.
This was probably my intro to the "Battle of Britain".
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