Polish Air Force 1939 Through German Eyes

[mars]

Just found this interesting book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[Stig Jarlevik]

Mars

Most probably a pictorial but interesting nevertheless.

Just wondering when we will get (preferably in English) a neutral book, day-by-day history, about the Polish campaign (in the air) without all the overtunes heard on this forum?

Cheers
Stig

[Dénes Bernád]

It should be a very nice, pictorial book from two well-known authors, masters of the subject.
I am looking forward to reading this volume (I also contributed to this pictorial volume with quite a few photos).

I fully concurr with Stig's remark. Perhaphs the pertinent volume of the 'Eagles over Europe" (EoE) project will be the answer?

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

This is a revised and expanded version of a book published in 2001

"1939 September War Losses. Polish Aircraft" by Mirage Hobby from Warsaw.
In 2001 was printed only vol. I and the vol. II was total lost in editorial office - by accident. Editor did not want to make it again?

So the book is printed now again as one whole book by next editor with new title. It will be many interesting photos, maps of Polish aerodromes.

In the book the main text was in Polish, and each caption was a bilingual.
Now will be 100% English?

The problem with neutral book about the Polish-German air war is in the strong emotions that lie so far on both sides of writing, but easy for the past 10-20 years, :-)

Regards,
mirekw

[Stig Jarlevik]

Sad but true Mirek

This German - Polish animosity reminds of a funny story (if true or not, I don't know, but it is the point that is important and not the truth...)

All over Europe the common cockroach is called the German cockroach (although in Sweden we have LATELY started to call it the forrest cockroach), except in Germany where it is called the Polish cockroach...

Cheers
Stig

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

These are normal human prejudices.
However, when the war was so terrible and crimes committed by ordinary Germans so huge, it's hard to move on this agenda, and just now say "let's love" and forget about the terrible past.

The writing on these matters, I know that this is not easy and simple.

Regards,
mw

[mars]

Originally Posted by Mirek Wawrzynski

This is a revised and expanded version of a book published in 2001

"1939 September War Losses. Polish Aircraft" by Mirage Hobby from Warsaw.
In 2001 was printed only vol. I and the vol. II was total lost in editorial office - by accident. Editor did not want to make it again?

So the book is printed now again as one whole book by next editor with new title. It will be many interesting photos, maps of Polish aerodromes.

In the book the main text was in Polish, and each caption was a bilingual.
Now will be 100% English?

The problem with neutral book about the Polish-German air war is in the strong emotions that lie so far on both sides of writing, but easy for the past 10-20 years, :-)

Regards,
mirekw

hi, mirekw, so this book is not entirely consist of pictures?

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

If I am look at the old book (vol. I) text is about 5-8% of the book, this is all. The rest is: nice pictures, a few maps and also some color drawings.
Captions do not have many tekst indeed.

I do not think that this "second" edition will have much more text. Standard will be the same: many photos, some maps, some color drawings and some text, but not so much, but I could be wrong?

I do not seen yet the book, but one of the author has not said to me, that he had written "very, very large" text for this book, of course he had supported it a lot of the photos.

Regards,
mw

[mars]

Thank you Mirekw

[Bartek]

As a publisher of the book I can't understand why Mirek is trying to
explain how our book would to be. He has no access to our plans and ideas!
Our book will have about 700+ more photos than the original version.
Together it will make about 1100 photos with very detailed captions.
I'm afraid that Mirek is not honest telling about the new Stratus book. Hi
has private aversion to our company, so is not a good person to explain
what we would like to publish.
If you would like to see how book would like to be, just have a look when
book will be published