Richard Townshend

Advantages: Good introduction to the topic
Disadvantages: Author's bias against Germans

...The First Great Air War by Richard Townshend Bickers is a book designed to overview the growth and development of the Air Forces in the Western Front before and during World War One. The book has been intended as an introduction to the topic for people who have little knowledge of the air forces of the First World War. It does a good job of this, with very little technical language used, and the technical language that is used is generally explained well. It keeps the readers interest by looking at the history of many of the great pilots, and their leaders throughout the war. Richard Townshend Bickers is well qualified for writing this book as he belonged to the RAF for around 20 years from the start of World War Two. Before and during this time he met many of the men who served in the airforce during the period under... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent
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...This is my favourite book by Richard Laymon. It contains all the usual excitement, suspense, blood and gore. The story is written in the form of a journal. We know everything that our "hero" Rupert thinks and does but all we know about the other characters is what Rupert knows. The story is excellent. If you have liked any other books by Richard Laymon, you will love Island. It's a definite must read! If you want to read a Richard Laymno book for the first time, I would recommend Island. It was the first one I read and made me an instant Laymon fan.... Read review

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Advantages: Exciting
Disadvantages: Nothing special

...One Raniy Night is an average Richard Laymon horror book. The story is about “black rain” that falls on a town and makes everyone it touches evil. The book is well written but it lacks whatever it is in other Richard Laymon books which makes them so exceptional. The full potential of the storyline was not reached but overall it was still a very entertaining book. I would recommend it to any Laymon fans but if you are looking to read Richard Laymon books for the first time you would be better to go for one of his others (preferably a more recent one) such as Island, Body Rides or Quake before reading this one.... Read review

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