Thread: FREE/BARGAIN - Science Fiction, Fantasy - August 2014
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Old 08-26-2014, 04:40 AM   #99
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That's a very cheezy cover on that new edition.

Then check out the other, earlier covers. So much better, I think.

I found this in Wiki, which is total news to me:

"Several books of the original Helmsman saga, The Siege, The Defenders and The Defiance in particular, appear to reproduce (sometimes word for word, sometimes paraphrasing) large sections of a WWII autobiography titled The Big Show (written by Pierre Clostermann, published 1948, translated into English by Oliver Berthoud (copyright 1951 by Random House, first printing, Time/Life Book series: Wings of War: The Big Show). The Defenders pages 79–83 (Warner Books paperback, 1992) resemble in form, chronological order and paraphrase almost the complete chapter titled "Radar At Dawn" from The Big Show, pages 40-44."

Has anyone had a chance to check on this information?
Well, as Tom Lehrer wrote:
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize...
Only be sure always to call it please "research".
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