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In a foreword, Peter Castle calls this book "a tribute to the myriad designers, draftsmen, technical and graphical illustrators, artists, and cartoonists who contributed to the millions of images on the pages of wartime technical and training manuals, the wall posters, and the vital recognition portrayals of aircraft, ships, and armored vehicles." These drawings and illustrations covered every aspect of the fighting machinery, weaponry, and training programs of the Allies in World War II, as well as those of Germany, Italy, and Japan. During the war, thousands of what Nijboer calls air diagram posters were produced. These 40-inch-by-30-inch works of art included everything from multicolored cutaway drawings of enemy aircraft to simple illustrations bearing reminders such as "Beware of the Hun in the Sun." The illustrations in the Image Collections sections are arranged by country of origin--Britain, Germany, the U.S., and the USSR. Most of the drawings are not signed or credited, primarily because of the secret nature of the work. A colorful and absorbing take on that conflict.
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George Cohen, Booklist 08/01/2005
Drawings and illustrations covered every aspect of the fighting machinery... a colorful and absorbing take on that conflict.
