This substantial book contains more than 550 pages of interesting and entertaining text, interspersed with numerous, equally interesting photographs. Right from the beginning, the author’s personal experience with the Fleet Air Arm, and his continuing enthusiasm is obvious. Nowhere is this more obvious than when describing the period of time during which he served with the Royal Navy. His enthusiasm is infectious, and the reader feels a personal involvement in the highlights and troughs of this 70 year long story, which still continues.
Although much of the book is about meetings and decision making by politicians, it is far from tedious. The author’s enthusiasm comes through the text, and the narrative is interspersed with accounts of various conflicts making this a very good read, not only for those with an interest in the Fleet Air Arm but also for anybody with an interest in the defence of this country in the second half of the 20th century.
Les Brown, Small Warships, September 2020
This substantial book contains more than 550 pages of interesting and entertaining text, interspersed with numerous, equally interesting photographs. Right from the beginning, the author’s personal experience with the Fleet Air Arm, and his continuing enthusiasm is obvious. Nowhere is this more obvious than when describing the period of time during which he served with the Royal Navy. His enthusiasm is infectious, and the reader feels a personal involvement in the highlights and troughs of this 70 year long story, which still continues.
Although much of the book is about meetings and decision making by politicians, it is far from tedious. The author’s enthusiasm comes through the text, and the narrative is interspersed with accounts of various conflicts making this a very good read, not only for those with an interest in the Fleet Air Arm but also for anybody with an interest in the defence of this country in the second half of the 20th century.
Les Brown, Small Warships, September 2020
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A book that will delight the enthusiasts of British battleships.
Read the full French review [link=http://lefauteuildecolbert.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-last-british-battleship-hms.html]here[/link]
Le Fauteuil de Colbert
A book that will delight the enthusiasts of British battleships.
Read the full French review [link=http://lefauteuildecolbert.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-last-british-battleship-hms.html]here[/link]
Le Fauteuil de Colbert
There are plenty of photographs, liberally sprinkled throughout, many of which are great. There are also a good number of relatively poor quality. But as Henshaw explains, they're as good as he could find, and illustrate important points. Using such surprisingly scant reference material - scant when you consider over 2,700 of Liberty ships were built - Henshaw has produced what is probably the most attractive aspect of this book, the numerous line drawings.
Some of these are quite accurate, where plentiful reference such as other detailed drawings could be sourced, whilst others, as Henshaw is at pains to point out, are educated guesses based on the available evidence. I love them, and hope they might one day help me build models.
A fascinating book, well worth having/reading.
Read the full review [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2019/05/book-review-libertys-provenance-john.html]here[/link]
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer
There are plenty of photographs, liberally sprinkled throughout, many of which are great. There are also a good number of relatively poor quality. But as Henshaw explains, they're as good as he could find, and illustrate important points. Using such surprisingly scant reference material - scant when you consider over 2,700 of Liberty ships were built - Henshaw has produced what is probably the most attractive aspect of this book, the numerous line drawings.
Some of these are quite accurate, where plentiful reference such as other detailed drawings could be sourced, whilst others, as Henshaw is at pains to point out, are educated guesses based on the available evidence. I love them, and hope they might one day help me build models.
A fascinating book, well worth having/reading.
Read the full review [link=https://aquestionofscale.blogspot.com/2019/05/book-review-libertys-provenance-john.html]here[/link]
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer
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British Aircraft Carriers
This book is a meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class, currently under construction and the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Individual chapters cover the design and construction of each class, with full technical details, and there are extensive… Read more...
