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Gregvan · 6 August 2004, 11:15 PM

Hi All,

Speaking of the Lafayette escadrille, you can now forget about bad Tab Hunter movies and read the real story. Many of you already know this, but Jon Guttman's book in Osprey's Aviation Elite series has just come out. I hope I do this right:

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/titl...hp/title=57522

I'm not an unbiased reviewer, since Jon is an old friend of mine and I also write for Osprey. However, being as objective as I can, this is a GREAT book. 128 pages, about 115 photos, 39 color profile augmented by 8 planforms, loads of appendices. Jon is a very entertaining writer, and the book is chock full of first-hand accounts and descriptions of all the unique characters of the Escadrille. It places these fascinating personalities in the context of their time and reveals the impact they had.

Many of the photos and color schemes were new to me.

All for about $22.

Greg VanWyngarden

6 August 2004, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gregvan Forum Ace of Aces Contributor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Charles, Iowa Posts: 3,626	Hi All, Speaking of the Lafayette escadrille, you can now forget about bad Tab Hunter movies and read the real story. Many of you already know this, but Jon Guttman's book in Osprey's Aviation Elite series has just come out. I hope I do this right: http://www.ospreypublishing.com/titl...hp/title=57522 I'm not an unbiased reviewer, since Jon is an old friend of mine and I also write for Osprey. However, being as objective as I can, this is a GREAT book. 128 pages, about 115 photos, 39 color profile augmented by 8 planforms, loads of appendices. Jon is a very entertaining writer, and the book is chock full of first-hand accounts and descriptions of all the unique characters of the Escadrille. It places these fascinating personalities in the context of their time and reveals the impact they had. Many of the photos and color schemes were new to me. All for about $22. Greg VanWyngarden __________________ Greg VanWyngarden