"German & Austrian Aircraft of the First World War" by Terry Treadwell

[sbuss]

Found this one as an offer at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=theaerodrome).

The publisher tells us:
"Much has been written about the British aircraft of the First World War, but little has surfaced about the aircraft of the Axis powers, Germany and Austria. Here, Terry C. Treadwell tells the story of the aircraft from companies such as Fokker, builder of the famous triplane, as fl own by Baron von Richthofen's Flying Circus, AEG, Albatros, Junkers and Hansa. From reconnaissance aircraft to state-of-the-art bombers that could reach London, this is the definitive guide to aircraft of the Axis powers during the First World War. The aircraft are explained in detail and a history of each company is provided, making this an excellent source book for aircraft enthusiasts, model makers and those interested in the air war over the trenches of France and Belgium, as well as further afield in the Italian campaign."

My question is: Does this book deal with the aircraft (and how does it do its job compared to "Development of German Warplanes in WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes and Seaplanes" from Pearson, Herris, et al?), or does it deal with the manufacturers, as the bookfront seems to tell (there it is written "aircraft manufacturers", not "aircraft")?

Kindest regards,
Stefan

[Germanophile-1]

Found this one as an offer at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=theaerodrome).

The publisher tells us:
"Much has been written about the British aircraft of the First World War, but little has surfaced about the aircraft of the Axis powers, Germany and Austria..."

I would be wary of a book that identifies Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire of the World War I era as "the Axis powers." That is a World War II reference (the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis). In WW I Germany and her allies were known as the Central Powers.

Overall, I've found Treadwell to be disappointing.

Caveat emptor.

[AHC-ED]

I have just purchased this book and, at first glance, it looks to be pretty good. I'd ignore the publisher's blurb on the back about 'Axis'. Treadwell has written that there were some 51 German and 10 Austro-Hungarian aircraft companies between 1908-1918, most of which failed fairly shortly before/after 1914. He goes on to detail the efforts of 26 of them. So far the commentary has given me some new insights and there are photos that I haven't seen before.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the purchase.:)

Cheers

[Germanophile-1]

ld echo everything that Germophile says- even if its true that Treadwell "lifted" a photo from one of Germanophiles books and passed it off as his own.ln light of that Germanophiles use of the word "disappointing " must be regarded as the height of restraint:spandau:
l havent seen this book but from what l know of TTs previous work ld say that "caveat emptor" is even more restrained a remark:thumbdn:

I've not seen the new book, so I can't comment on it.

As to your other point, Nils, can you tell me which photo was "lifted" and from which book, as well as where it subsequently appeared? That information would be useful in determining any issue of copyright violation.

Thanks.

:goggles: