This book is a great starting point for anyone interested in the business of commercial production. The book is concise with many good practical examples. Although the process of commercial production is one too wide to cover in any detail, in a book of this length, the authors still manage to cover a complete spectrum of commercial producing options and possible projects. Whether you are in the production business or you are considering entering this exciting and rewarding field, this book is a good read.

An autobiography of a true warrior and hero told by the men who worked and fought alongside him. Coming off the family farm and joining the South African merchant marine at age 15, he was influenced to join the Royal Air Force in the 1930's. He not only accepted the challenges put before him, but distinguished himself as a tireless leader. Judging from the comments of his peers, he was hands-down the best shot among fighter pilots of his time.

A reader may want to keep in mind that German War Birds, by 'Vigilant,' was first published in 1931, perhaps accounting for the dated, melodramatic writing style. (Sample: "'Blasted impudence,' he muttered, as he stared at them through his binoculars. As, however, the enemy had obviously lost all sense of shame, it was his duty to instil one.") Vigilant supplies biographical sketches of WWI pilots that cannot be found elsewhere. For example, one can read of the defense of the German colony of Tsingtao, China, or of another rarely-heard-of German pilot: "The Eagle of the Aegean Sea." Vigiliant's volume provides a few photos of the pilots discussed. If you seek photos or illustrations of vintage aircraft this is not the place to go. However, if you are looking for an absorbing read or biographical information about German WWI pilots, some famous, some not-so-famous, I can recommend German War Birds.

Back in the early 1930's, there was a resurgence in interest in WWI (then called 'the great war'), especially the accounts of those on the 'other' side. For example, a number of surviving Zeppelin captains wrote their memoirs (notably 'Zeppelins over England' by Von Buttlar) which were then translated into English. This book is a reprint of the original 1931 text. The book reads with a 30's feel to it, but in my opinion, that is one of its charms. The vintage printing font adds to the effect. Covered are a number of pilots that are nearly forgotten today. Many of the WWI pilots came from the German aristocracy and had a gentlemanly view of war that might be hard to fathom today. They were truly saddened if their foes died in combat and would often treat a surviving enemy pilot to a nice dinner before sending him off to a POW camp. 'Vigilant' was the pen name for Claude Sykes, who translated a number of books into English during that period. If you enjoyed this book, you might want to read Lowell Thomas's "Raiders of the Deep" which covers German Submarines of WWI, and likewise was written in the 1930's.

I expected to love this book as I am a big fan of Escadrille Spa 3 and had been hoping that someone would write a book about them for some time. However this book is rather dry and is pretty much a recitation of Groupe de Combat 12's combat logs in book form. It encompases all of the Stork squadrons, Escadrilles 3,26,67,73,103,167. I did enjoy it but only because it had info on a subject I was very much interested in. It could have been so much more. You don't get to know the pilots, there is practically no personal information on them. There are many rare photographs, and some nice drawings of aircraft in the back. And it does have a very nice cover. I do hope someone else has a go at this subject and writes the definitive book on the "Storks". There is quite a story there, classic triumph and tragedy. Perhaps Dennis Gordon?

Excellent book for those who likes a history of aviation. Contains histoty of Storks for every period of war, list of flying personnel, log book of flights. I enjoyed it.