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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
Maybe the correct title should be E.R. Hooton "The Complete Rehash"?!
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This is what Robert Forsyth had to say on this title over
here on the LEMB back in April:
"Ian Allan Publishing, who own Classic Publications, decided to pull the plug on the short-lived 'Luftwaffe at War' series because it didn't sell. Luftwaffe at War was produced by Chevron Publishing on Ian Allan's behalf. We commissioned E.R. Hooton to write the series.
Later I managed to commission two books with Ian Allan who wanted 'military history text hardbacks with plate sections'. I went back to E.R.Hooton (Ted) because I knew that he had conducted research in two areas: firstly tactical and corps-level operations over the Western Front between 1916-1918. The results of that research have recently been published as 'War over the Trenches'; it is massive in scope and breathtaking in its investigative work. Secondly, in accordance with the earlier brief to produce 'Luftwaffe at War' (pulled), Ted significantly revised, updated and expanded his Phoenix books and the results of that curtailed labour have gone, happily, to produce a fresh single-volume history of the Luftwaffe as 'a study in air power'. 127,000 words, 44 photos. IA perceive a market for this kind of text-based history (Waterstones, Barnes & Noble etc). Not sure how accurate this is, (I have only edited the book, not been involved in the production) but the IA catalogue states the book will be 224 pages (229 x 152 mm). I have not yet seen proofs from the publisher. FWIW War over the Trenches was 336 pages."
Incidentally, this title is available for pre-order on Amazon for £17.49...
Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator