- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (8 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750925485
- ISBN-13: 978-0750925488
- Product Dimensions: 26.1 x 19.4 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,780,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When the Focke Wulf Fw 190 became operational in 1941, it gave its enemies a nasty shock: it could out-run, out-climb and out-dive the Spitfire Mk V, the best machine the RAF then had available. The story of the versatile aircraft is offered here, along with first-hand accounts from former pilots, and an interview with the head of the Focke Wulf design team, Professor Kurt Tank.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
but frankly how likely is that..??? This is a re- print of material that originally appeared in 1977, but having said that, this is still better than the plethora of new volumes on the subject being cheaply thrown together by authors you've never heard of (Caygill, Lowe etc) and publishing companies eager to make a quick buck. However, if you've read anything at all by Price in the last twenty years most of this will be familiar to you, eg. Ernst Schröder's account of the December 17 Sturm mission flown by JG 300 or Oskar Romm's account of his Sturmjäger career with IV./JG 3 & sorties in the Dora 'langnasen' variant of the 190 towards the end of the war on the Eastern Front. Price has a marvellous ability to regurgitate his material in whatever project he turns his hand to.. for instance the chapter on JG 6 over Normandy in this tome appears in his lastest Air Combat compilation, while large portions also appear in 'Last year of the Luftwaffe..' and the Air battles books. One or two new photos appear in this edition but really the work could have done with an overhaul in this department with many of the photos being reproduced on a multitude of occasions subsequent to their first appearance in 1977. There is new material being presented by authors out there but not by this particular writer who appears to have given up on serious Luftwaffe research some time ago.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book gives a good account of the FW190 including interviews with the designer and test pilot. The balance between technical data and pilot experiences is good though some of the reference data is awkwardly presented.There are many excellent photos, but no colour which is a shame.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Good historical presentation of the FW190 and it's variants.
27 Dec 1998
Format:Hardcover
This book does a great job of breifly reviewing the development of the FW190 and it's many variants. It also presents some brief examples of the FW190 in combat,some tactics, and Pilot interviews.
I was disappointed that it did not present more interviews and tactics. It almost appears that the information included was left over from prior research efforts by the author and assembled to publish a new book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
...worth getting if you are not familiar with the material .
27 Dec 2002
Format:Paperback
but frankly how likely is that..??? This is a re- print of material that originally appeared in 1977, but having said that, this is still better than the plethora of new volumes on the subject being cheaply thrown together by authors you've never heard of (Caygill, Lowe etc) and publishing companies eager to make a quick buck. However, if you've read anything at all by Price in the last twenty years most of this will be familiar to you, eg. Ernst Schröder's account of the December 17 Sturm mission flown by JG 300 or Oskar Romm's account of his Sturmjäger career with IV./JG 3. Price has a marvellous ability to regurgitate his material in whatever project he turns his hand to.. for instance the chapter on JG 6 over Normandy in this tome appears in his lastest Air Combat compilation, while large portions also appear in 'Last year of the Luftwaffe..' and the Air battles books. One or two new photos appear in this edition but really the work could have done with an overhaul in this department with many of the photos being reproduced on a multitude of occasions subsequent to their first appearance in 1977 ( Red 19 anyone...yawn...). There is new material being presented by authors out there but not by this particular writer who appears to have given up on serious Luftwaffe research some time ago. Sad to say that the best single volume on the Fw 190, Peter Rodeike's Jagdflugzeug 190 is not carried by Amazon.com
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A terrific book that explains the FW190 well
4 Aug 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book does a great job of introducing and describing the German WWII Focke Wulf-190 in terms of design, history and combat service. Also included are personal experiences of ex-pilots and plenty of b/w photographs (some of which I haven't seen elsewhere). I especially liked the interviews with the main people from the original FW-190 design team (including Kurt Tank, the 'father' of the FW-190) which provides a rare look at the thoughts and objectives of the fighter's designers.
Overall, there is lots of well-organized information and the book should satisfy all but the most demanding aviation enthusiasts. The only fault I found is the lack of colour plates (for scale modellers), but if this is what you are after, I'd recommend 'FW-190 Aces of the Western Front' and 'FW-190 Aces of the Eastern Front'. While not perfect, this book is the one I'd choose if I only bought one book on the FW-190.
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