Shot to Hell: Stories and the Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds

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Summary: An book of unique WWII-era airplane photos
Review: Most of the photos in this fascinating collection have never before been published, they are well reproduced, and the captions are crisp and infomative. Plus I could not find one error of fact. People who read this sort of material know that in itself is an achievement! Although this is mostly a picture book, the accompanying text flows smoothly and provides a good sense of the times. By the way, the photo at the top of page 106 is particularly interesting. It illustrates an upside-down Stearman with a unique non-standard landing gear that looks for all the world like a Cessna spring steel gear. The picture was shot at Wright Field, a major testing facility, so maybe this was an experiment that went bad.

I am pleased to add this book to my library and look forward to other titles by Cory