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Title: Gun Camera Footage Of World War II by L. Douglas Keeney ISBN: 1-884532-32-2 Publisher: Avion Park Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Worth a Look
Comment: This 10 x 10 inch book contains 180 photos "from Allied fighters and bombers over Occupied Europe," some taken by actual photographers, and some taken with Gun Alignment and Sighting Photography (GASP) equipment. Divided into "Bombers," "Air to Air," and "Air to Ground" sections, the photos are accompanied by captions identifying the various planes' makes, as well as deciphering the action in each shot. As might be expected, the GASP photos are of the lowest quality, and are fairly repetitive due to their technical constraints. Much of the "Air to Ground" photos are also of less interest, with a few notable exceptions (on pages 110 and 116). Indeed the most arresting photos are almost all from the "Bombers" section, capturing planes--often spectacularly--in the midst of being destroyed. Despite Keeny's repeated use of the word "heartbreaking" in describing the photos, they come across more as surrealist portraits of machinery gone wrong. Despite the book's amateurish design and layout, the photos are worth a look, and a handful are truly spellbinding.

Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing Photos--Chilling
Comment: These amazing photos are chilling. I can't even begin to imagine the horror of the long fall to certain death in the fuselage of a shattered bomber. We owe those who fought in WW2 a massive debt of gratitude.

Rating: 3
Summary: Full of incredible WWII Gun Camera photos.
Comment: This book is crammed with very interesting Gun Camera photos from WW2. (From the Allies point of view) However at least one of the captions is questionable. The Photo of the ROCKET powered ME-163 (Komet) states that the Me-262 was the "twin engine version". It was not. The Me-262 was JET powered and a completely different aircraft. But despite this minor error this book is a nice coffee table book and would make a great gift for anyone interested in the air war over Europe during WWII.