Product Description: The Curtiss P-36 was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Flown by the French, captured by the Germans, sold to the Finns, transferred to India and Africa, and even incorporated into the RAF, the Hawk 75 saw service in every theatre of operations and in a variety of combat environments.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544 EAN: 9781846034091 ISBN: 1846034094 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: February 17, 2009 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: February 17, 2009 Studio: Osprey Publishing
Customer Reviews
The old bird that wouldn't die.
`P-36 Hawk aces' is one of the best Osprey books I've read (other than John Weal and George Mellingers' books). I was very pleased with the amount of information the book offered.
The book starts with the French early in the war, battling the Germans, then taking sides with them, then fighting them again. Then the book explains about the Finnish and their unmatched victory-to-death ratio (other than the Germans), then a brief overview on the Americans at Pearl Harbor then finally the ... Read More