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Aces 3 - Aircraft Specials series (6088)

1 review
W. Wayne Patton

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2004

Hellcats, Fokkers, MiG-21s and Tiger Tanks!?!
Wayne Patton continues his interesting series on Aces with this 2004 Squadron/Signal book. From the first, Patton has taken a slightly offbeat approach to the subject of Aces. Reasoning that other branches of the service can have Aces, his books have included profiles and text on, for instance, U-boat and tank aces. So you'll be paging through the book and, right next to pages of color ...

Japanese Heavy Cruisers of World War II in Action - Warships No. 26
Wayne Patton

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2006

ISBN 0-89747-498-8

Japanese Light Cruisers of World War II in Action - Warships No. 25

1 review
Wayne Patton

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2006

Japanese Light Cruisers in Action!
This book, #25 in Squadron/Signal's "Warships" series, is a companion piece to the author's volume on World War II Japanese heavy cruisers. Like the other volume, it is a compact, comprehensive, well-illustrated overview of its subject. Patton's book covers various classes on IJN cruisers ranging in size from 5,500 to 10,000 tons. Though they didn't feature the pagoda-like superstructures of ...

Japanese Heavy Cruisers of World War II in Action - Warships No. 26

1 review
Wayne Patton

Squadron Signal, 2006

Nicely Done Summary of IJN Heavy Cruisers!
Japan's WWII heavy cruisers hold a fascination all their own, their massive 'pagoda' superstructures seemingly a random piling of deck upon deck. As speedy as they were top-heavy, they bristled with four or five turrets and deadly 'Long Lance' torpedoes. In action throughout the war, they established a reputation as heavy hitters. Author Wayne Patton summarizes these fascinating warships in this ...