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San José del Cabo by John R. Breihan

Narkiewicz/Thompson, 1995. 208 pages.

This book is the definitive work on Martin aircraft. The shame of it is that there is only one to choose from and nothing to compare it to.

That said, the book is very good. Compared with other aviation company works, this touches all the bases. It involved significant research, which the author distilled into a very readable, yet still comprehensive presentation. It is well illustrated and cited.

My personal research concerns the MB/MBT series and I was looking to this to fill in some gaps. It provided a bit more detail, but was lacking in some of the information (and was opposed to) what I had found in the Library of Congress and National Archives.

All in all, despite its current high price, this is a good value and must-have for anyone interested in Martin aircraft.

Reviewed October 2013