Episodes as romantic and dramatic as any in fiction fill this gripping story of a life in Russia before; during; and immediately after the Revolution
#2809690 in Books 2009-03-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.10 x 6.40l; 1.38 #File Name: 1844157423224 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good and Reliable Information; but Could Benefit from a Bit More EditingBy LiterallyLiteraryThere's lots of good information in this book about a very critical period in the development of sea based airpower and the authour clearly knows of what he writes. An additional point in the book's favour is that it is not limited to developments in the U.S. Navy; the Royal Navy is also covered and this is quite appropriate as many of the features on aircraft carriers of the post World War Two period were developed by the British and adapted to American ships.What keeps me from giving this book a full five stars is in the structure and layout. There were places that editing could have been a bit tighter as evidenced by the frequency with which the author indicated a detail was "Outside the scope of this book".Most of the photos were clumped together at the ends of chapters which made it a bit challenging to see their relevance when there was a larger gap between them and the text relating to them.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful book.By Thomas LynnThe only thing negative I can write about this book is: Mr Marriott needs to write another book on the years from 1956 to 1965 and another from 1965 to 1975. He hasn't left any details out on the British not American Navies. I personally like this book because it shows something that hasn't been done written before.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Different PerspectiveBy Kindle CustomerMost books on naval aviation that I have read has been from the US Navy perspective. The author of this book includes developments by other nations; particularly the British; An informative and interesting book.
