Pil the Chronicle of Flight

Great pictures, but, there are more than a few incorrect captions. It's really noticeable and reflects on some poor editing....makes the book seem rushed and thrown together when you can't even match up a caption to an aircraft.

Walt Boyne's name attached to an aviation book is a sure bet that item is a winner. Simply put, Boyne is one of our finest aviation historians. In CHRONICLE OF FLIGHT, Boyne and Publications International combine talents to produce this marvelous, high-quality photo history of flight. There have been similar books put out over the years; Boyne's deserves to go to the top of the heap. It's magnificent! CHRONICLE OF FLIGHT divides the history of aviation into eras: Ancient Times to 1913; 1914 to 1923; 1924 to 1933; 1934 to 1943; and so on. Each section's subtitle reveals the thrust of that chapter. The Ancient Times to 1913 section, for example, is subtitled: From Dreams to Reality; 1914 to 1923: Tempered in the Fire of War; 1924 to 1933: The Heart of the Golden Age of Flight; etc. Each chapter includes "Flight Timelines" that point out important developments. Boyne prefaces each chapter with a two-four page summary that sets the stage for the images to come. Chapters range in length from 30 to 70 pages in length and features dozens of crisply-reproduced, well-captioned b & w and/or color photos of hundreds of aircraft, airships, helicopters, designers, pilots, military commanders and aeronautical events from Icarus to early 2003. Publications International deserve a big thumb's up for the wonderful job they did in reproducing the thousands of photgraphs that are included in this book. And Boyne does his usual excellent job of describing who, what, when, where and why. CHRONICLE OF FLIGHT is an absolutely first-class photo history of aviation. And, with a price tag of $25.00, it's a steal. You just don't see quality like this at that price. Buy this book; you won't be disappointed. Highly recommended.