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"Authoritatively researched, documented, and presented... Students of Albatrosen or SPADs in particular, and WWI air combat in general should be thrilled by this book." - Frederick Boucher, AeroScale
"As with all Duel volumes, this one features helpful maps, rare photos and superb artwork. Five Stars." -Barrett Tillman, "The Aerodrome"
."..this 80-page work contains all that most readers would ever want to know about comparing these two fabled fighters." -Peter Kilduff, "Between the Bookends"
"As with all Duel volumes, this one features helpful maps, rare photos and superb artwork. Five Stars." -Barrett Tillman, "The Aerodrome"
."..this 80-page work contains all that most readers would ever want to know about comparing these two fabled fighters." -Peter Kilduff, "Between the Bookends"
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When originally conceived, the French SPAD VII and German Albatros D II represented steps away from an emphasis on manoeuvre in aerial combat in favour of speed and durability. At the end of 1916, however, Albatros tried to have the best of both worlds. The result combined the better downward view and manoeuvrability of the Nieuport with the power and twin machine guns of the Albatros D II. At the same time, the French worked to improve the SPAD VII with more power and a more reliable cooling system before moving on to the twin-gunned SPAD XIII. While all that was going on, the Albatros D III became a mainstay of the German and Austro-Hungarian air services.
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An oustanding review of two of WWI's great aircraft
3 Jan 2012
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Osprey's Duel series has been something of a mix to me, sometimes an outstanding comparison, sometimes a hack. In this case its and interesting comparison we're looking at; two of the main fighters of WWI in late 1916 and 1917, the SPAD VII and the Albatros DIII. Both were primary and later secondary fighters of the Allied and Axis forces. Mr. Guttman uses the same format Osprey has used in their Duel series (present the vehicle [general and technical], present the combatants, then assess how they did against each other) to good effect. His presentation on the SPAD and Albatros are balanced and provide good insight on each planes development and performance capabilities with the combatants focusing on the French and Germans with good descriptions of British, Italian, and Austro-Hungarian air forces. The combat and analytical components compare these two airplanes very nicely. I'm impressed with the work Mr. Guttman placed in researching this book and call it a solid 4.5 star book for the Osprey series that I'm rounding up to 5 stars.
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