IAR-80 "le Heros meconnu"

[Peter D Evans]

Originally Posted by Jukka Juutinen

And Peter, tell me when has Classic last time done a book in which at least 50% of the contents is text? Classic has had one superbly laid out book (Erik Pilawskii´s one) and couple of good ones (Me 264, Do 335) but too many poorly done ones.

That's easy... since 2002 they have produced the following hard back books which sit proudly on my bookshelf. All are serious text books profusely illustrated with colour profiles and photos and comfortably meet your ridiculous +50% text content:

• On Special Missions [2002]
• Helicopters of the Third Reich [2002]
• Me163 Volume 1 [2002]
• Me163 Volume 2 [2003]
• Messerschmitt Bf109 Recognition Manual [2004]
• Focke-Wulf Fw190 in North Africa [2004]
• Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1933-45, Volume 1 [2004]
• Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1933-45, Volume 2 [2005]
• Messerschmitt Me262 The Production Log [2005]
• Dornier Do335 [2006]
• Horten Ho229 [2006]
• Projekt Natter [2006]
• Messerschmitt Me264 [2006]
• Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe Volume 1 [2007]
• Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1933-45, Photo Archive 1 [2007]
• Luftwaffe Fighters & Fighter Bombers over the Far North [2008]
• Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe Volume 2 [2008]

...and the two you mention:

• Messerschmitt Me210/410 An Illustrated History [2008]
• Messerschmitt Bf110 C, D & E An Illustrated History [2007]

...are both, as they say on the tin, illustrated histories.

Just because a book doesn't fulfil the criteria you set down does not mean that it's not any good... and anyway, the fact that you pass comment on books you've not even seen, makes any argument you think you may have, null and void...

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator