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Originally Posted by John Manrho
If you write a book on the Fw 190, one should deal with the technical side thoroughly and in my opinion nobody did that yet!
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I agree with you and those who have said similar things but a "complete" book on a subject aircraft in my opinion needs to contain the following elements:
1) Development history (complete) incl engines, weapons systems,...
2) Operational history
3) First person accounts for the human side (I want to see it through the eyes of those who have lived it)
Those are the three top picks I want as a consumer. Additionally I want expanded information about the materials used, (and why) technical charts & diagrams, lots of pictures, color profiles,... Much of the super detailed information can be included in the back of the book and used as a reference.
I know this asking for to much for a single book but I would be willing to pay the extra $ for a book that will help me develop a full understanding of the subject matter from multiple angles - pilot, ground crew, designer,...
One last note I am also interested in the history around the aircraft. As an illustration of this would be me wanted to know why Udet, Milch, Goring, Galland, Tank, et al made the decisions that did...
Humm well of my soapbox for now but I think you get my prespective.
Cheers
John