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Philip Handleman is an award winning author who has produced a number of aviation titles: Combat in the Sky though must surely be one of his best. Using a fine selection of paintings, archive photographs and some excellent supporting text, the author charts the history of air combat from WWI through to the present day.
In the book’s introduction Handleman gives an in-depth analysis of the relationship between artist and flight. This knowledgeable and insightful discussion extends from as far back as the Old Testament through Greek mythology, Leonardo da Vinci, Montgolfier and ultimately to a detailed study of five of aviation art’s leading pioneers, Henry Farre, Charles H Hubbell, Frank Wootton, R G Smith and Chesley Bonestell.
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