The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

The author is a researcher in the process of writing a comprehensive book on European aircraft engines used during World War II. I was unaware of his work. His website gives some indication of his background, a list of sources and other details. Such as the following:


https://www.calum-douglas.com/curren...ll-your-story/


Ed

Re: The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

I really hope his book gets published!

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Given his background, I have every reason to believe it will.


Ed

Re: The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

The author has let me know this book will be on sale in April 2020 through Mortons, in the UK.


Ed

Re: The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

Brilliant news!

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Now scheduled for 31 May.


https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produ...ductCode/15057


Usual disclaimer,
Ed

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This is going to be a superb book!

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The author has posted elsewhere that the book will be further delayed "till about July," due to a difficulty with the editing process.


Ed

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To be more precise, due to manuscript being more extensive than expected.

Re: The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

The author has posted a new release date of 6 November.

Re: The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

Update from author, posted today on another forum:

"The manuscript is now at the print-house, and we expect actual postal distribution to occur in 5 weeks time.

Thanks for the patience of everyone who has been waiting months for it to be finished...

Exciting late developments include a glowing foreword by one of the most highly respected contemporary Technical Directors in Formula-One racing - who described it as
the engine development equivalent to Alfred Price's “The Instruments of Darkness”, on electronic warfare development.

Final page count confirmed at 480 pages A4 (amazon has studiously ignored our attempts to correct the page-count on their website).

8504 - THE SECRET HORSEPOWER RACE - WESTERN FRONT FIGHTER ENGINE DEVELOPMENT | Mortons Books

Chris Starr who restored the engine of the RAF's last flying Bf109G (Black-6), has described it as "revelatory"."

Re: The Secret Horsepower Race - book project
 

https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produ...ductCode/15057 pre order. Looks nice.