To keep our readers informed about the
latest national defense literature of professional interest, Air & Space Power Journal (ASPJ) publishes book reviews. When publishers send the ASPJ staff
copies of new books, we send them to people who have agreed to write
reviews of them. Reviewers who successfully complete reviews get to
keep these books for free.
Reviewer:
Please use the following instructions in drafting your review.
Please complete your review within 60
days of receiving your copy of the book. Due to the dynamic nature
of article length and a fixed overall page limitation for each ASPJ edition, we are unable to provide a commitment to publish your review
in a particular issue. Nevertheless, reviews are normally online
within two months of receipt at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicals/bookmain.html . If this is your first review, please provide a short biography and
a list of your particular credentials and areas of interest for our
use in generating future offers of new books to review.
CONTENT OF THE REVIEW: Reviewers should write reviews with spirit – we want to inform our
readers in an enlightened and interesting way. As a reviewer, you
will be asked to draft a review of between 400 and 1,000 words – the
more concise, the better, but use as much space (within a 1,000-word
limit) as you need to give the book a fair and honest review. Please
cite page numbers in parenthesis when quoting from the book. Also,
include in the review heading the title, author, publisher (online
link to the publisher, if known), the publisher’s address, number of
pages, the price of the book, and if it has a hard cover or soft
cover. A sample heading follows: Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and
POW,
by Alexander Jefferson, Lt Col USAF, Ret. Fordham University Press
(http://www.fordhampress.com/). University Box L, 2546 Belmont Ave,
Bronx, NY 10458. 133 pages. $29.95 (hardcover) ITEMS TO ADDRESS:
- Type/genre of book (biography, anthology, history, monograph, novel,
etc.) Brief description of what book says Level of authority/credibility of book Special attractions, strengths and weaknesses. If it has flaws, point
them out candidly
- Whether book is relevant and worthwhile to the Air Force community and if not, why not
Following the text of the review, please
include your name, where you work (if serving on active military duty)
or where you live. A sample closing follows:
Lt Col Robert F. Tate, USAFR
Maxwell AFB, AL
ADVERSE REVIEWS: We insist on printing quality reviews, but that does not mean we print
only laudatory ones. We have an obligation to warn readers about books
that stir high expectations but promise more than they deliver. If
you’re not impressed with the book, an adverse review requires
specifics. If you challenge the style, content, authority, or
objectivity of a book, back it up with examples and facts.To request a book: Consult the link on this web site labeled “list of books.” If a book
there interests you, send an e-mail to aspj@maxwell.af.mil to check
availability of the book and to request it.Submitting your review: Transmit completed reviews electronically, in either MS Word or Word
Perfect format, to: aspj@maxwell.af.mil
Please note: The editor reserves the right to edit and abridge reviews. |
