Amaru Tincopa
Autor von Air Wars Between Ecuador and Peru, Volume 1: The July 1941 War (Latin America@War)
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From the perspective of a non-South American? It’s easy to recognize the importance of this book along with the other volumes in the Latin America @ War series published by Helion.
Sr. Tincopa utilizes approximately 30 pages of the book to provide the reader with a sufficient history of the two respective countries and the state of their air arms in the summer of 1941 and then goes into a chronological account of operations using multiple sources to provide a descriptive human narrative to the story. While the photographic history and the color profile plates are areas where this volume shines in particular, there are little tidbits interspersed throughout the volume that will please the avid historian. For example, the material issues with the Ro.37 prior to the commencement of hostilities and history of engine failures with the Caproni Ca.135.
However, for some reason, it took me almost seven months to wade my way through this volume and just for that difficulty I had in slogging my way through this book it would be easy to only give it two or three stars. However, there is a lot here to reward the patient reader. The color plates are fantastic, and as mentioned earlier the photographic history of the aircraft used in the conflict is outstanding.
There is nothing here to recommend for the modeler, however the book is highly recommended for anyone interested in more obscure aircraft exported by various countries to South America, or this particular conflict.… (mehr)