John H. Batchelor
Autor/a de Artillery
Sobre l'autor
Obres de John H. Batchelor
The Tank Story 1 exemplars
Allied Secret Weapons 1 exemplars
The First War Planes 1 exemplars
Naval Aircraft 1939-1945 1 exemplars
Fighter 1 exemplars
Obres associades
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "The Battle of Britain: A Child's View" — 14 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Batchelor, John Hillary (or Hilary)
- Data de naixement
- 1936
- Gènere
- male
- Professions
- technical artist
Membres
Ressenyes
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 35
- També de
- 5
- Membres
- 389
- Popularitat
- #62,204
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 40
- Llengües
- 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.… (més)