John H. Batchelor
Auteur de Artillery
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Œuvres de John H. Batchelor
The First War Planes 1 exemplaire
Allied Secret Weapons 1 exemplaire
The Tank Story 1 exemplaire
Fighter 1 exemplaire
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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "The Battle of Britain: A Child's View" — 15 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Batchelor, John Hillary (or Hilary)
- Date de naissance
- 1936
- Sexe
- male
- Professions
- technical artist
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 34
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 397
- Popularité
- #61,078
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 40
- Langues
- 2
I can't really recommend this book! It is a smallish glossy 'coffee table' book and as such would be ideal for a general reader as a basic introduction to the subject were it not for too many faults: it isn't an "encyclopaedia" nor is it in any way "complete"; many important entries are superficial, while other less consequential entries are exaggerated; some of the choices seem rather bizarre (eg several America`s Cup racers); with one or two exceptions, it is almost entirely dedicated to 'western' vessels; it is littered with errors; virtually every page contains one or more irritating 'typos'; the opening 'history of sail' chapter is far too shallow.… (plus d'informations)