OSPREY AIRWAR and Aviation Elite books

[handy169]

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[handy169]

looking at the books they are very nice .. at the end they have index of the planes .. stats.. skins they had .. squadron marking .. all the differnt models that where in operation ..etc.. this books i would say are probably the best details about any given plane .. a worth while look at .  
 
i will try and list what i got..

[handy169]

Airwar Series

RAF FIGHTER UNITS EUROPE 1942-45
LUFTWAFFE GROUND ATTACK UNITS 1939-45
RAF BOMBER UNITS 1939-42
LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER UNITS, EUROPE 1939-41
USAAF MEDIUM BOMBER UNITS ETO & MTO, 1942-45
LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER UNITS 1939-45
RAF FIGHTER UNITS EUROPE 1942-45
LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER UNITS RUSSIA, 1942-45
USAAF FIGHTER UNITS MTO 1942-45
LUFTWAFFE BOMBER UNITS 1939-41
LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER UNITS MEDITERRANEAN 194144
JAPANESE CARRIER AIR GROUPS 1941-45
USAAF BOMBER UNITS PACIFIC 1941-45
RAF COMBAT UNITS SEAC 1941-45
LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER UNITS EUROPE 1942-45

Aviation Elite Series

56TH FIGHTER GROUP
NO91 'NIGERIA' SQUADRON,
LENTOLAIVUE (Finnish Air unit),
B-29 HUNTERS OF THE JAAF
JAGDGESCHWADER 54 "GREEN HEARTS"
354TH FIGHTER GROUP
352ND FIGHTER GROUP
359TH FIGHTER GROUP
JAGDGESCHWADER 27 'AFRIKA'
LUFTWAFFE SCHLACHTGRUPPEN
49TH FIGHTER GROUP: ACES IN THE PACIFIC
JAGDGESCHWADER 52

 
what i got so far .. more downloading

[Squire]

Osprey publishes some of the best books on military history, men, aircraft, ships, all of it.

I highly recommend their books on WW2 aviation. Some very good info, with current research, written by some of the most knowlegeable authors.

The "Aircraft of the Aces" is a top notch series.

[handy169]

The posting or copyrighted material, without the express written permission of the owner, is strictly prohibited.

[handy169]

The posting or copyrighted material, without the express written permission of the owner, is strictly prohibited.

[handy169]

The posting or copyrighted material, without the express written permission of the owner, is strictly prohibited.

[handy169]

i am totally floored .. there are so many skins artwork for planes from all countries .. all the production type craft with specs and varients ..

[Bruno]

A word of caution...

I suspect what you are posting is copyrighted material.  Just because you downloaded it in .PDF form doesn't mean its 'free'. There are many sites that allow you to download protected books in .PDF form. That doesn't make it right.

If everyone could just download books for free then why would the publishers bother to release new content. Other forums have been shut down and or sued due to this very issue. If don't know if the material you are posting is protected or not then its best not to post it.

Skuzzy may want to take a look at this thread...

[MiloMorai]

handy169, is that a Russian site you are d/l that copyrighted material from? If it is the one I think it is, it ignores any copyright.

[handy169]

they where  posted in a newsgroups subscribe too..

 
its says this ..  
 
this book is copyrighted under the berne convention. all right reserved. apart from any fear dealing for the purpose of private study, research, critism or review, as permitted under the copyright act of 1956.

[Bruno]

Originally posted by handy169
they where  posted in a newsgroups subscribe too

It still doesn't make them free to distribute. The more people resort to scanning and downloading the fewer new publications we will see in the future. If you are a fan of those Osprey books, and want to see more of them in the future, then please don't post the download links in this forum or others. Not only that but the web masters can get hassled over this type of thing.

Regards,

[handy169]

from the copyright of 1956 summary

Of ordinary works, copyright in typographical arrangements is easiest to consider. It subsists for 25 years from publication of an edition.

the  books where made in 1979 . which means the copyright expired on the books in 2004 and is no longer valid .. and are free to be used how you please
 
this is UK copyright btw not US copyright

[MiloMorai]

From Osprey/Airwar #24, published 1979

This book is copyrighted under the Berne Convention. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under Copyright Act 1956, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the Publishers

Wotan, I found the site. It is a '.ru'.

[Bruno]

Wotan, I found the site. It is a '.ru'.

That's what I figured. I remember an .ru site that had many of those Osprey titles as well as multiple issues of lesser known publications such as Luftwaffe im Focus. I stumbled across it while looking for a copy of Luftwaffe im Focus #2 standard edition. #2 is shown as sold out on the
Luftahrtverlag home page and I am still looking...