Re: Kagero books
 

Hi Tom,
it was nothing personal. I haven't seen your book but I have no reason to doubt what you wrote. Photos from James Crow are among those excellent ones that I mentioned in my post. However, the remaining stuff in the titles I mentioned - Fw 190, Ju 88 and Kaiser's Aces - is below average.

Re: Kagero books
 

Yes, they are heavy but get a Fw 190 vol. I booklet, open it on p. 25 and compare Schroedter's account with the one published at Caldwell's JG 26 vol I. p.187-188. This is a sample (my favourite) of both horrible English and plagiarism, not alone unfortunatelly.
Beware and avoid - definetelly! I have had enough problems in obtaining documents and photos just because some people decided to stop their contacts with Polish researchers after ripping of their works. Also, I am awared of a least one case, when Kagero's activities (publishing with copyright's violation) blocked a publication of a fully legal article by an actual author.
To make this even more funny, in one of recent Kagero's publications, there was a very minor, though extremally clear case of quoting my work without noticing it in bibliography. Nonetheless, I am not going to sue them - I have had enough laugh of that by myself and friends.
PS No, I find nothing interesting there for me.

Re: Kagero books
 

It looks like your mileage may differ depending on the actual titles in question and your personal taste. Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned for all parties involved.

I'm locking this thread as it has run its course.