Aircraft of the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces Vol I & Vol II by Bernd Barbas

[ClausL]

Hi,

These books are published by Schiffer Books.

But I find also "Planes of the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces" Vol I & Vol II also by Bern Barbas, publisher Kookaburra.

Are these titles one and the same but a different publisher or are these titles completely different.

Which ones are the best ?

Thks
Luc

[John Beaman]

Luc:

The original volumes were published by Kookaburra. Schieffer then republished them with small corrections and additions. Get the latter.

[leonventer]

The Kookaburra and Schiffer sets are basically the same, but there are some significant differences:

Kookaburra:
- Includes four extra chapters:

Vol 1: Fighter Aircraft of the German Luftwaffe; Organization and Victory Awards; The Aircraft Compared
Vol 2: Combat Stories

- Includes an index of illustrations in each volume, which is handy for reference purposes.
- Lower quality paper, with lower-resolution and lighter photo reproduction.
- Includes some photos not in the Schiffer set.

Schiffer:
- Heavier and glossier paper, with clearer and darker photo reproduction.
- Includes many photos not in the Kookaburra set.
- Some corrections to the Victory List.

It's worth having both sets, but if I had to choose just one, I would go with the Schiffer volumes because of their expanded pictorial content and superior photo quality.

Hope that helps,
Leon Venter

[ClausL]

Thanks

Luc