Published in 1788; this book is an anthropological study of the Irish as seen by the worthies of the time. It is; however; a careful study; and is of great value in showing how sophisticated the ‘natives’ were at the time. The book contains much detail on the costume and clothing of the Irish in history and in the late eighteenth century. It also holds a description of the armour and weapons of the Irish. The author was a member of the Royal Irish Academy; and the original was published in Dublin. It is an excellent study of the Irish and their customs and style of clothing and weapons.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Jet Duel in MIG AlleyBy Steven PetersonThis is another in the "Duel" series by Osprey Publishing. The format is straightforward--the two parties to a duel (whatever that might be) are described and compared. The actual duel is described. Finally; an analysis of the results of the duel.This slender volume focuses on the conflict between the F-86 Sabre (jet) and the MIG-15 over the skies of Korea (and China) during the Korean War. The basic actors: the North Korean Air Force (its propeller driven aircraft essentially out of the war very quickly); the US Air Force (featuring some golden oldies like the P-51 Mustang and B-29 bombers at the outset); the Soviet air resources; and the Chinese air force (known officially as the People's Liberation Army Air Force). Over the course of the war; the fighyters used evolved; until the key fighters were all high performance jet aircraft. Early versions of the F-86 and MIG-15 had shortcomings; and both planes evolved pretty rapidly.The volume proceeds from an introduction to air power as the Korean war developed; design and development of the two aircraft; technical specifications of the planes (and see the dials and other elements in the cockpit of the F-86 on page 59!); the combatants (including training levels of the different air forces); and combat.It is interesting to read of the tactics of the various pilots.One bottom line? The number of fighters shot down by the various actors. The book makes clear that there is a lot of error in the official "kill figures." Indeed; it is sobering how inaccurate such figures appear to be. However; despite how one measures things; the F-86 outperformed the MIG (much of this because of better training among American and Soviet pilots; compared with Chinese and North Korean pilots).All in all; a very useful volume on the first large scale jet fighter air war.15 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Double treat for aviation fans...By HMS WarspiteThe Osprey Duel series "F-86 Sabre vs. MiG-15" should be a double treat for fans and students of modern combat aviation. This book features some excellent insights into the air war over the Korean Peninsula 1950-1953; and a highly readable technical comparison of the relative merits of the U.S.-built Sabre jet fighter and its principal opponent; the Russian-built MiG-15."F-86 vs MiG-15" offers a lot of information in a relatively short (80 page) book; with an introduction; a chronology of the air war; and a discussion of the development of the two aircraft. The text provides an explanation of the strategic situation on the Korean Peninsula before getting into the heart of the narrative; the head-to-head combat between aircraft and pilots. The authors; Douglas Dildy and Warren Thompson; took the trouble to do a reasonably nuanced statistical comparison to sum up the results of the "duel" between the F-86 and the MiG-15. The narrative benefits from access to recent Soviet memoires and archives; and is enhanced by an interesting collection of photographs; diagrams; maps and illustrations. Several of the illustrations put the reader in the cockpits of the two aircraft; while several diagrams explain common aerial tactics used by each side."F-86 vs MiG-15" is an interesting read and a worthwhile look back at the Korean War; highly recommended.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Interesting and informativeBy Elmer BatesThis book covers aircraft design and performance; air combat tactics; and summaries kills and the general campaign. If you are looking for detailed air-to-air combat descriptions there is not much of that in the book. I learned alot; not having read much on the air war in Korea. The take home message was that US pilots increasingly outperformed the communists (russian; chinese; north koreans) as the campaign developed because of aircraft upgrades; training; and improved tactics.
