Originally published over 100 years ago; The Making of New England is Samuel Drake?s engrossing compact description of the critical periods of discovery; exploration and settlement of New England from the earliest beginnings. He details a faithful record of the actions of forefathers and the home life of the pioneer settlers; illustrating how the country grew to be the great and prosperous nation it is today.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. MiG-15 - Soviet World-BeaterBy Ned BarnettMikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 FagotWarbird Tech Series; Volume 40By Yefim Gordon and Peter DavisonReviewed by Ned BarnettThe MiG-15 was; by any measure; a revolutionary aircraft. In a single standing-start leap; the MiG-15 took Soviet technology out of the piston-era dark ages and into the forefront of transonic technology. Faster; higher flying and more maneuverable than it's chief Korean War protagonist; the F-86; the MiG-15 was handicapped in Korea primarily by the relative skill of it's pilots; when compared to USAF fighter jocks; many of whom had fought in combat in the Second World War. In the proper hands; the MiG-15 was a world-beater - heavily-armed; sleek and remarkably reliable.There are many books on the MiG-15 on the market - I've read many of them - but if you want a solid one-volume assessment of this ground-breaking fighter aircraft; Specialty Press's new book is the one you want to buy and read. In 104 pages - 8 in color - this book takes you from concept to combat; and beyond. Every variant of the MiG-15 is covered here in full and satisfactory detail. Modelers will enjoy the brief review of available MiG-15 kits (those on the market in 2004 when the book was written); as well as pages of detail photos; line-drawings; scale profiles and crisp; clear and insightful technical explanations.As a "conversion nut;" I especially appreciated the chapter on MiG-15 variations; including the little-known SP-1 all-weather interceptor; the MiG Design Bureau's answer to the F-86D Sabre Dog radar interceptor. The SP-1's nose radar bullet looks an awful lot like the spinner from a World War II Hawker Typhoon - or perhaps a Lancaster or Mosquito - suggesting that a convincing conversion would be a relative piece of cake. Other modifications include use of British-style wing-hugging "slipper" drop tanks - another easy and distinctive conversion.This book also has just enough color to convince modelers that not all MiG-15s are silver-doped or all-metal aircraft. The People's Republic of China and the Polish Air Force both used extensive multi-colored camouflage; and these are illustrated in this book as well. However; the real strength can be found in the detailed photos and sketches; which make the MiG-15 come to life - for the historian and for the modeler.While the MiG-15 is best known for its role in Korea; the plane flew with dozens of foreign countries; giving most of them their first taste of modern transonic jet fighter aircraft. It gave birth to the similar-looking MiG-17; which proved itself to still be combat-capable in the skies over North Vietnam - even when fighting double-sonic F4 Phantom IIs - nearly two decades after the MiG-15's debut over Korea.With text; photos and drawings; this book tells the MiG-15's story in concise and illuminating detail. If you even think you might want to know more about the MiG-15; get this book. You won't be sorry.
