Full Description
The fourth collection of Robert Taylor's distinctive and popular scenes of aeroplanes in action. Widely regarded as the world's leading aviation artist, Robert Taylor is renowned for the sweeping panoramic scale of his air combat paintings and his remarkable precision and clarity. This book features 31 full colour reproductions of some of his most popular recent works, supported throughout with a wealth of colour detail and pencil sketches. Writing about his life and work, his introduction illuminates his painting career and ongoing developments and also includes essays written by veteran pilots of the World Wars.
Contents
The paintingsPeacemaker Home"; "Operation Chastise"; "Sting of the Black Tulip"; "Return to Duxford"; "Chance Encounter"; "Eagles at Dawn"; "Mission Beyond Darkness"; "Dawn Operations"; "Fight for the Sky"; "They Landed by Moonlight; "Fighter General"; "Remember Pearl Harbor!"; "Greycap Leader"; "The Doolittle Raiders"; "G for George"; "Birth of a Legend"; "The Legend of Colin Kelly"; "The Gallant Ohio"; "Glorious Summer"; "Front Line Hurricanes"; "Spitfires Over Darwin"; "Most Memorable Day"; "The Homecoming"; "Fighting Tigers"; "Rolling Thunder"; "Phantom Strike"; "Severn Trail"; "Viper Venom"; "Canberras Over Cambridgeshire".NER(01): GB ROW
