Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich, by Terry C. Treadwell

[Richard T. Eger]

I saw this book advertised in a recent aviation book supplier flyer, so I did a bit of checking on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Jet-Air...8343337&sr=1-1

Apparently, the book has a bit of a different slant, bringing into play the efforts of the SS to destroy Germany's advanced aircraft before they were captured by the Allies. Alas, there is no review yet of the book.

However, Terry C. Treadwell wrote another very fascinating book back in 1999:

Strike from Beneath the Sea: A History of Aircraft-carrying Submarines, Tempus Publishing Ltd, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2QG and Tempus Publishing Inc., 2A Cumberland Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Tempus books are also available in France, Germany, and Belgium.

My first introduction to submarine-borne aircraft was in a presentation at the Air Force Museum in the mid-1960's. I don't recall who gave the presentation, but the wealth of photos that the presenter had makes me wonder if Treadwell was the presenter. If so, he waited a very long time before going to press. That said, however, the 1999 book is a re-write of another book by Treadwell published in 1985: Submarines with Wings, so maybe the wait, if Treadwell was indeed the presenter, was not so great.

If the rocket and jet aircraft book is anywhere near as good as his submarine-borne aircraft book, then it would be well worth the purchase.

Regards,
Richard