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Old 5th August 2022, 13:21
Stig Jarlevik Stig Jarlevik is offline
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Re: Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero 1934-1947. From Airliner and Record-Breaker to Bomber and Torpedo-Bomber 1934.

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Originally Posted by AMC View Post
Very disappointing book, what I call “a Christmas cracker book”. (Which I avoid like the plague normally if possible)
Just glossy poster pictures within and a peripheral treatment of operations.
The author even admits it is not an adequate treatment of operations, stating it would need a book twice it’s size.
Then he should have waited, and written a book twice the size!!!!
When I read the blurb, due to the many photos/drawings etc (500+) it became a sort of pictorial to me.
Since I don't really know what you mean with "poster pictures" are you saying that even the photos
are "useless", ie published before - bad quality - very uninteresting?

Also the so called colour photos, are they all from preserved specimens or contemporary?

Cheers
Stig
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