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(More customer reviews)First, let me say that I DO recommend this book. There are a lot of good profiles of the Nieuport fighters, including French, British, Italian, Belgian, and Russian aircraft.
There are a lot of profiles, but few (if any) overhead views. There is no index. (A problem with several early Qsprey books.) There are pilots described with no aircraft profiles, and there are profiles of pilots that are not described in the book!
Still, there is a lot of good info, especially if you are new to the world of WW1 aircraft. The main focus is on the Nieuport 17, although there are profiles of all models. (I was disappointed that there were no profiles of British Nieuport 11's, even though there are several photos in the book.)
So, good book for under $20.
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The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War 1 in the shape of the diminutive XI of 1915. Based on the Bebe racer, built for the abandoned Gordon-Bennett Trophy of the previous year, the aircraft utilised a sesquiplane (lower wing much smaller than the upper wing) arrangement which gave the XI extreme manoeuvrability. It was the only scout respected by the all-conquering German Fokker E-series of 1915-16, and was flown by French, British, Russian, Belgian and Italian aces. The XI was replaced from May 1916 onwards by the bigger and more powerful XVII. which proved to be one of the best fighters of World War 1.
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