beezman Posted March 24, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2013 We are proud to announce the upcoming release of “Yankee Air Pirates – U.S. Air Force Uniforms and Memorabilia of the Vietnam War”. The 320-page book includes 900 photos, and will be available on May 28 from Schiffer Publishing. The book, divided into seven chapters, is the result of several years of work, trying to put together interesting items, photos and information, from the early stages of the war to the departure of the last airmen. The first of three volumes will cover the following fields: - Command & Control - Tactical Control - Forward Air Control - Rescue - Electronic Warfare - Air Police/Security Police - Uniforms: this chapter covers flight jackets and flight suits, jungle and utility uniforms, headgear, footwear, gloves, etc. More information can be found on Schiffer’s website: http://www.schifferb....=9780764343377 You can also follow us on Facebook : https://www.facebook...s.Bizet.Millard and Overblog: http://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/ where we will post the last updates as well as additional items that arrived too late for the deadline of the first volume. The project would not have been possible without the help of many fellow forum members. A warm thank you to them! Olivier Bizet & François Millard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted March 24, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2013 Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted March 24, 2013 Share #3 Posted March 24, 2013 Should be great, looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted March 25, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 25, 2013 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted March 25, 2013 Share #5 Posted March 25, 2013 Congratulations, gentlemen! Looks like a fantastic book and what a wonderful achievement, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted March 25, 2013 Share #6 Posted March 25, 2013 Looks like a great book. One I would be interested in purchasing. Can you show more of the interior pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted March 25, 2013 Thanks for the nice comments! We have not seen the finished book yet, so we cannot show anything! Schiffer should make a few pages available for promotion purposes, and we will gladly share them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted March 26, 2013 Share #8 Posted March 26, 2013 Vietnam collecting needs more thought out books like this ....... Cant wait to see it . owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted March 30, 2013 Share #9 Posted March 30, 2013 Appears to be a must have book! Definitely looking forward to adding it to my reference library... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted May 19, 2013 I am currently visiting François in Thailand. A great opportunity to dive off Koh Tao, one of the most beautiful spots in Southeast Asia. Besides the superb coral reefs, we had the pleasure to explore the wreck of HTMS Sattakut, which started her career as LCI-739(L) in the US Navy, and earned three battlestars during the Pacific Campaign.A very impressive experience:http://www.thailand-diving.net/koh-tao/htms-sattakut-wreckFrançois (top) and Olivier (bottom) near Koh Tao.Regarding Yankee Air Pirates Volume 1, we have good and bad news. Good news first: the book is now available for pre-order on Amazon, for only $65.26:http://www.amazon.com/Yankee-Air-Pirates-Electronic-Memorabilia/dp/0764343378And the bad news: the release has been postponed to June 28th, exactly one year after we delivered the manuscript. Since we have not reviewed the book design yet, a May 28th release seemed rather unlikely indeed.Well it gives us more time to relax and enjoy the sight! See you all soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted June 21, 2013 We have just finished reviewing the PDFs sent by the publisher in their final format. The result is really great! We are really satisfied with the work done by the graphic designers, but we asked for dozens of minor corrections: typos that we had never seen before although we had triple-checked everything, and some page layout changes. The main issue with Schiffer Books is that text and matching images are sometimes on different pages, making reading more difficult. We have tried to adress these problems as much as possible, without asking for too many changes. In the end we should have a great book! We also added an index, which should prove really useful for readers. Unexpectedly, this was a huge work, delivered in less than a week to meet the deadline. Now we know the real meaning of sleep deprivation! The release date has been postponed to August 28th. We think it will not move again, as the book is now almost ready for printing. You can check it out on the all-new Schiffer website: http://www.schifferbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=959_693_732_743&products_id=5228 We hope we will be able to show you sample pages on this thread in the next few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 21, 2013 Share #12 Posted June 21, 2013 Looks the biz! I'll try to pre-order it on Amazon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted July 7, 2013 Share #13 Posted July 7, 2013 I've looked at the entire PDF the other day. This is a great book. Can't wait to have my copy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 7, 2013 Share #14 Posted July 7, 2013 Copy pre-ordered from Amazon/UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaf70 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #15 Posted August 8, 2013 Schiffer is now saying due out October 2013. Anyone know if it will be available somewhere else before October? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted August 8, 2013 Well that's sad news. Amazon still states it will be available on August 28th, but the publisher probably knows better. Legally they cannot push it beyond December 30th, but I hope this is the last time they postpone it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaf70 Posted August 21, 2013 Share #17 Posted August 21, 2013 Any further word on when this book will be available? Amazon says August 28 bur Schiffer says October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted August 21, 2013 We asked Schiffer a few days ago. I guess they have only a handful of employees to deal with their thousands of authors, so we will probalby have to wait a little more to get an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaf70 Posted August 29, 2013 Share #19 Posted August 29, 2013 Looks like the book is further delayed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share #20 Posted September 12, 2013 Hello all, please visit our blog for the latest update on the book status: http://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/ Hang on, it is almost there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted September 12, 2013 Share #21 Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks for the update. I pre-ordered a copy back in June (?) but Amazon haven't contacted me at all since then, so I assume the order still stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share #22 Posted September 12, 2013 Well I guess so, otherwise they would have refunded you! Sorry again about the long wait, it will hopefully soon be over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1969 Posted September 15, 2013 Share #23 Posted September 15, 2013 We have just finished reviewing the PDFs sent by the publisher in their final format. The result is really great! We are really satisfied with the work done by the graphic designers, but we asked for dozens of minor corrections: typos that we had never seen before although we had triple-checked everything, and some page layout changes. The main issue with Schiffer Books is that text and matching images are sometimes on different pages, making reading more difficult. We have tried to adress these problems as much as possible, without asking for too many changes. In the end we should have a great book! We also added an index, which should prove really useful for readers. Unexpectedly, this was a huge work, delivered in less than a week to meet the deadline. Now we know the real meaning of sleep deprivation! The release date has been postponed to August 28th. We think it will not move again, as the book is now almost ready for printing. You can check it out on the all-new Schiffer website: http://www.schifferbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=959_693_732_743&products_id=5228 We hope we will be able to show you sample pages on this thread in the next few weeks Hi there, I experienced the same problems with Schiffer, with my book. Even after reading the second PDF (after the first corrections I made), I still found errors I corrected the first time and that were overlooked. Often words were added, giving a whole other meaning to the text... The major problem to me always was postponing the book's release. This happened up to 4 times, the last time (on August 2nd) after they found a minor error they made themselves just prior to the printing (the book was off for printing mid-July). It was immediately delayed with 2 months... The first release date was April 2013. Now it will be somewhere in October 2013. Last week, Schiffer assured me to have the book very soon now. However, I have to say that book designers made a great job after all. A great result when you consider there are 320 pages, lots of text and 565 photos in it. I really hope for you the release date won't be delayed too much. It's really disappointing and you can't do anything about it...! Congratulations with the upcoming book!! Kind regards Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks for for your input Hans, it looks like we are in the same boat! Well at least they seem to have answered your emails, you must be a VIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1969 Posted September 16, 2013 Share #25 Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks for for your input Hans, it looks like we are in the same boat! Well at least they seem to have answered your emails, you must be a VIP! VIP... as in 'Very Intensive Problem'?? You have no idea how many e-mails I've written with questions I had (often the same questions). You'll get an answer, but often you have to wait a long time. Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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