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Barrett · 8 October 2009, 06:09 PM

Concur with Greg's assessment of the Osprey Italian aces book. A bit unusual from the normal Osprey format in that every ace's victories are listed in tabular format with enemy ID'd when possible--a Good Idea. I note that Varriale says some info is different from his previous tomes, which of course reflects ongoing research. Another Good Thing.

The colo(u)r profiles are terrific. Much more colo(u)rful than other allied markings.

Ref. the Austro-Hungarian books: Marty O'Connor was a dedicated researcher in a way I've seldom ever seen. But for him, we'd only know a fraction of the current info on A-H aces.

There are a few hardcover copies (Flying Machines Press) on Amazon between $113 and $1,039. Haven't seen an original Champlin Press copy in years. But I thoroughly enjoyed working with him at CFM Press.

Gotta agree w/Greg (again) that the Osprey title is a pale imitation. Reviewd on this site, BTW.

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Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 4,809	Concur with Greg's assessment of the Osprey Italian aces book. A bit unusual from the normal Osprey format in that every ace's victories are listed in tabular format with enemy ID'd when possible--a Good Idea. I note that Varriale says some info is different from his previous tomes, which of course reflects ongoing research. Another Good Thing. The colo(u)r profiles are terrific. Much more colo(u)rful than other allied markings. Ref. the Austro-Hungarian books: Marty O'Connor was a dedicated researcher in a way I've seldom ever seen. But for him, we'd only know a fraction of the current info on A-H aces. There are a few hardcover copies (Flying Machines Press) on Amazon between $113 and $1,039. Haven't seen an original Champlin Press copy in years. But I thoroughly enjoyed working with him at CFM Press. Gotta agree w/Greg (again) that the Osprey title is a pale imitation. Reviewd on this site, BTW. __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.