Cockpits of the Cold War

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Review: I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has a fasination of airplanes and especially cockpits. I also have Don Nijboer amd Dan Patterson's other books Cockpit and Gunner, which is one of the main reasons why I purchased this book. And, this book is of the same high quality. The photographs of the cockpits are sharp and clear with excellent details and descriptions. Nijboer and Patterson also include many other excellent photographs, both color and black and white, of aircraft in flight and on the ground. Aircraft depicted include, fighter, bomber, and reconnaissance. One thing I found extremely interesting is the "pilot's perspective" of what it was like to fly that particular aircraft, including the pilots thoughts on roominess and comfort, instrument placement, and aircraft handling. I also found it quite interesting to compare the cockpit/instrument layout of American aircraft verses those of the UK, France, Russia, Canada, and the Swiss. Again an excellent book by Nijboer and Patterson and highly recommended for anyone's library.