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Fighting Colors: The Creation of Military Aircraft Nose Art (Paperback or Softba
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Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9781596527584
- ISBN
- 1596527587
- Manufacturer
- Turner Publishing Company
- Brand
- Turner Publishing Company
- Binding
- TP
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
ISBN-10
1596527587
ISBN-13
9781596527584
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92485386
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fighting Colors : the Creation of Military Aircraft Nose Art
Number of Pages
298 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Aviation, United States / General, History / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Art, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
358.4/183
Synopsis
Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a sense of pride in ""their war bird."" This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured. The uses of materials, supplies, and development of nose art designs are discussed with surviving nose artists. The author examines and analyzes WWII--era photographs and reveals their content along with numerous photos never before published. Recreating step-by-step flying war bird nose art restorations is outlined for the first time. Fighting Colors is an enjoyable read for military personnel and a graphic tool for all enthusiasts of pinup and vintage aircraft nose art., Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a sense of pride in ""their war bird."" This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured. The uses of materials, supplies, and development of nose art designs are discussed with surviving nose artists. The author examines and analyzes WWII-era photographs and reveals their content along with numerous photos never before published. Recreating step-by-step flying war bird nose art restorations is outlined for the first time. Fighting Colors is an enjoyable read for military personnel and a graphic tool for all enthusiasts of pinup and vintage aircraft nose art.
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