[WWI] Opinions on Osprey Books
Lance Krieg
lance.krieg at amerus.com
Tue May 2 11:05:45 EDT 2006
I shouldn't weigh in here as I cannot recall the specifics, but Osprey
books can be very hit or miss. I tend to enthuse over those written by
Greg Van Wyngarden and Jon Guttman, and take a more cautious view of
some of the others.
Michael's observation that these books are about aces, not aircraft, is
very valid and one for modelers to keep in mind. The pictures are
necessarily small and there is a lot of text.
Specifically, I recall the Austro-Hungarian book to be full of
plagarized profiles from various sources, though I must qualify this
statement as MY RECOLLECTION ONLY. Can someone confirm this?
Lance
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