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Tony Holmes

Autore di Flying Legends

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Tony Holmes has been Osprey's aviation editor since 1989

Comprende i nomi: Holmes Tony, Tony Holmes et al

Opere di Tony Holmes

Flying Legends (2015) 79 copie
Aircraft of the Aces Legends of World War II (2000) — A cura di — 28 copie
F-4 Phantom II (1991) 14 copie
Nose Art (2017) 10 copie
F-14 Tomcat (1991) 10 copie
Carriers (1990) 9 copie
Spitfire (2015) 8 copie
Combat Aces: F-4 Phantom (1990) — Autore — 8 copie
Supercarriers (1990) 8 copie
F-14 Bombcat (2015) 4 copie
The F-14 Tomcat story (2010) 4 copie

Opere correlate

Japanese Army Air Force Aces, 1937-45 (1997) — A cura di — 97 copie
Spitfire Flying Legend: The Fighter and "The Few" (1996) — A cura di — 87 copie
Wildcat Aces of World War 2 (1995) — Series Editor, Editor — 81 copie
Imperial Japanese Navy Aces, 1937-45 (1997) — A cura di — 74 copie
Hellcat Aces of World War 2 (1996) — Series Editor, Editor, Captions and Plate Commentary — 63 copie
B-29 Hunters of the JAAF (2001) — A cura di — 38 copie
Ki-43 'Oscar' Aces of World War 2 (2009) — A cura di — 28 copie
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Osprey Production Line to Frontline 5) (2003) — A cura di, alcune edizioni26 copie
Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces (Aircraft of the Aces) (2015) — A cura di — 22 copie
Ki-27 'Nate' Aces (2013) — A cura di — 19 copie

Etichette

Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Holmes, Tony
Data di nascita
1967
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
Australia
Luogo di nascita
East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Utenti

Recensioni

The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's first monoplane fighter, and it dragged the air force into a position where it could defend Britain in its "hour of need." Prior to the Battle of Britain, a number of squadrons equipped with the fighter had seen action firstly in the "Phoney War," and then during the disastrous campaign in France. Pilots like "Cobber" Kain had achieved impressive scores in the face of overwhelming Luftwaffe forces, and although the RAF lost no less than 386 Hurricanes during the Blitzkrieg, it gave many pilots valuable experience. Hawker fighters outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain by three to one, and downed far more aircraft. Overseas, a handful of pilots put up stiff resistance against Germany's Italian ally in Libya and Egypt, and also over Malta.… (altro)
 
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MasseyLibrary | Sep 30, 2023 |
All orange cover, informative, poor photography, 16 pages. Barnet played at Underhill in those days.
 
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jon1lambert | Mar 3, 2023 |
Jako hlavní téma tohoto svazku edice Duel si autor zvolil nesmírně dramatický souboj letounů na nebi nad Francií a v bitvě o Británii v roce 1940. Na straně Spojenců se jej zúčastnily mj. první jednoplošné stíhačky RAF Hurricany, na straně Luftwaffe těžké stíhačky Bf 110. Tony Holmes podrobně rozebírá technické parametry a silné a slabé stránky obou aktérů válečného dění, popisuje jejich vývoj, vysvětluje příčiny, proč byly obratné a výkonné Hurricany deklasovány v jistých momentech bitvy německými Bf 110, analyzuje důvody, proč střetávání na nebi nad jižní Anglií dlouho nemělo vítěze, a především objasňuje, proč se nakonec hrdinou bitvy přece jen staly Hurricany, zatímco Bf 110 navzdory své podstatně silnější výzbroji složené z kanonů a kulometů selhaly. Kniha je vybavena množstvím dobových snímků a mapami.… (altro)
 
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Statistiche

Opere
61
Opere correlate
12
Utenti
937
Popolarità
#27,412
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
13
ISBN
104
Lingue
6

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