In this book the authors have endeavored to remedy the notable lack of comprehensive coverage. The development of all the many engines produced by Japanese aero-engine manufacturing companies from 1912 to 1945 is explored in detail; including a full explanation of the different systems used to identify them. Furthermore; the developments are related to the aircraft in which the various engines were used; including prototypes; flying test-beds; and changes in the make or type of engine during an aircraft’s operational service. In other words aircraft evolution in Japan is viewed in snapshots as it happened from the aero-engine aspect and not from the complete aircraft aspect as is featured in most publications. Unfortunately this approach necessitates numerous cross-references in the text where several different engines are associated with a particular aircraft; for which the authors can only apologize. Lastly; to illustrate the industrial background; the origin and development of each of the aero-engine manufacturing companies is also outlined briefly
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A worthy retellingBy TarunRStories are meant to be told and retold; passed from generation to generation into relative immortality. A story (collection of stories) such as The Mahabharata; so steeped in Indian tradition; culture; history and indeed ingrained in the Indian zeitgeist is no exception. Maggi Lidchi-Grassi's retelling is a fresh perspective on an ancient tale and a refreshing one at that too.Her treatment of the Epic makes The Mahabharata far more accessible than some of the translations and transliterations out there. What's possibly lost in poetic verse finds rich gains in Lidchi-Grassi's stylistic prose. Certainly one aspect that's worth remarking on is the unlikely initial narrator of the story Ashwatthama's opening words: "For a long time I thought it was because I had asked for milk." This in Lidchi-Grassi's retelling becomes the seed for the events that would eventually grow to become The Epic that we know the Mahabharata to be.A fresh perspective indeed and certainly a worthy retelling.
