Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945

This is a very good book on maritime patrol aircraft, but it's a truly excellent one on military procurement processes and the convoluted route by which Britain went in circles for quite so long before choosing Shackleton and Nimrod. It also explains much of the aerospace company histories during the 1950s and 1960s and the political porkbarrelling involved.Recommended for anyone who thinks they might have some interest in the obvious scope of maritime patrol, but especially for those interested in the industrial history of the policies and economics behind them.

A very detailed look at British postwar Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft including the very complex story of how the RAF ended up with the Nimrod after a few false starts and the proposals to replace the MR2 including the ill-fated MRA4.. The book has probably the most comprehensive account of all the main Maritime Patrol Aircraft proposals since the Second World War including many 3 view drawings, illustrations and cgi renderings. There is a massive amount of information in this book yet remains very readable

Has just been delivered and I have just had a flick through and it looks like another winner by Chris Gibson. According to the the description at the above it was supposed to be a Paperback but thankfully it is a Hardback and it has a further 48 pages, the description stated ( and still does) that it would be 176 pages long but it has 224 pages. I will post a more detailed review later as I have to go out.

An excellent book full of detail. Some full colour prints of some of the concepts would have been welcome rather than black and white drawings but otherwise a useful addition to an enthusiasts bookcase.

What could have been, and how it didn't come about, the UK must find limitations and its strengths again, book delights and depresses at the same time. Worth every penny.

A lot of information that was unknown to me before. Very enjoyable

Some of the technical data is not accurate.

Great book. Great price!