by Tracy White » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:14 am
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This should be out around the end of the month. MSRP is $24.95 for a softbound copy with 288 photographs, 5 line drawings, and seven color illustrations in a 120 page book. Hardbound is due out at $10 more. Don't try and order it quite yet as it's not in their system.
A little background. For the last couple of years I had sworn off Squadron books; crappy photo reproduction, captioning, and accuracy in general (some might remember
this review I wrote. I was contacted by David Doyle, an "armor guy" (not a builder, but he digs armor in a serious way and has a bunch of books on various subjects out) a few months ago, looking for some extra eyes on an upcoming Iowa class book. We chatted for a while before I agreed to help; I heard his philosophy (quality) and told him of my reservations and sent him the link to the above review. I wound up reviewing the Arizona book a couple of times as it came together.
I can't promise it will be totally accurate, but I will say that David is dedicated to accurate text and producing books of good value, and he spent a lot of time on the book before I even had a chance to proof read it. There was no pixelation in any of the preview copies I read. There were a few caption goofs, but he fixed all of the ones I sent corrections on, so it should be an excellent reference even for those who have every other Arizona book out there (he found some pictures I'd never seen before). If there are any factual errors on it, you can blame me and not him.
So, as a endorsement/sales pitch, I'd like to say that I looked over a bunch of David's books for both Squadron and other publishers, and I find him to be a good author who cares about his product and has driven squadron to improve their game. I would say that any ship book that comes out with David's name on it that is of interest to you will be well worth considering.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'll get a free copy of this book, but am receiving no compensation otherwise; I did this one out of my love and respect for the ship and her crew. I'm recommending and mentioning the book simply because I think it is a good product.
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This should be out around the end of the month. MSRP is $24.95 for a softbound copy with 288 photographs, 5 line drawings, and seven color illustrations in a 120 page book. Hardbound is due out at $10 more. Don't try and order it quite yet as it's not in their system.
A little background. For the last couple of years I had sworn off Squadron books; crappy photo reproduction, captioning, and accuracy in general (some might remember [url=http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/books-plans/squadron/dd-de-camouflage/index.html]this review[/url] I wrote. I was contacted by David Doyle, an "armor guy" (not a builder, but he digs armor in a serious way and has a bunch of books on various subjects out) a few months ago, looking for some extra eyes on an upcoming Iowa class book. We chatted for a while before I agreed to help; I heard his philosophy (quality) and told him of my reservations and sent him the link to the above review. I wound up reviewing the Arizona book a couple of times as it came together.
I can't promise it will be totally accurate, but I will say that David is dedicated to accurate text and producing books of good value, and he spent a lot of time on the book before I even had a chance to proof read it. There was no pixelation in any of the preview copies I read. There were a few caption goofs, but he fixed all of the ones I sent corrections on, so it should be an excellent reference even for those who have every other Arizona book out there (he found some pictures I'd never seen before). If there are any factual errors on it, you can blame me and not him.
So, as a endorsement/sales pitch, I'd like to say that I looked over a bunch of David's books for both Squadron and other publishers, and I find him to be a good author who cares about his product and has driven squadron to improve their game. I would say that any ship book that comes out with David's name on it that is of interest to you will be well worth considering.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'll get a free copy of this book, but am receiving no compensation otherwise; I did this one out of my love and respect for the ship and her crew. I'm recommending and mentioning the book simply because I think it is a good product.