John H. Batchelor
Autore di Artillery
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Opere di John H. Batchelor
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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "The Battle of Britain: A Child's View" — 15 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Batchelor, John Hillary (or Hilary)
- Data di nascita
- 1936
- Sesso
- male
- Attività lavorative
- technical artist
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 34
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 397
- Popolarità
- #61,078
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 40
- Lingue
- 2
I can't really recommend this book! It is a smallish glossy 'coffee table' book and as such would be ideal for a general reader as a basic introduction to the subject were it not for too many faults: it isn't an "encyclopaedia" nor is it in any way "complete"; many important entries are superficial, while other less consequential entries are exaggerated; some of the choices seem rather bizarre (eg several America`s Cup racers); with one or two exceptions, it is almost entirely dedicated to 'western' vessels; it is littered with errors; virtually every page contains one or more irritating 'typos'; the opening 'history of sail' chapter is far too shallow.… (altro)