Major General Charlie Cooper, USAF
(ret.) “entered the Air Force in 1955 and retired as a Major General in 1991 with well over 4,000 hours logged as an
Air Force Master Navigator. After a five-year tour of active duty, he joined the New York Telephone Company
in 1960, then AT&T, and finally Bell Communications Research. He joined the New York Air National Guard
in 1962, rose rapidly through operations and command posistions, and served for seven years as Commander of the New York Air
National Guard.” Major General Charlie Cooper is the co-author of War in Pacific Skies; How
to Draw Aircraft Like a Pro; How to Draw and Paint Aircraft Like a Pro; and, Tuskegee's Heroes.
According to the book description of
War in Pacific Skies, “In a fusion of art and history, portrayed in accurate detail, complete
with combatant's personal insights, War in Pacific Skies covers the most famous air engagements in WWII's Pacific
Theater of Operation. Full color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork and personal accounts visually
and mentally enliven the air battles at Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guam, Tinian, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
and more. Climb in to the cockpit of America's famous Pacific war birds: the P-38 which carried Richard Bong to his 40
kills, the obsolete Curtiss Hawk piloted by Harry Brown who accounted for the only American airborne response at Pearl Harbor
and join Colonel Tibitts in the "Enola Gay" as the B-29 Superfortress makes its final approach on Hiroshima.” According to the book description of How to Draw and Paint Aircraft Like a Pro, “Let
one of the world's greatest aircraft artists shows you how to turn your airplane doodles into aviation masterpieces.
Whether you’re interested in rendering recent innovations, depicting historic aircraft, or dreaming up an airplane
of your own, Andy Whyte has the key to the proper approach, techniques, and tools. His book offers instruction
on perspective, light, and shadow; sketching, drawing, and painting planes, horizons, skies, and backgrounds; detail work
on aircraft wings, cockpits, and landing gear; and creating cutaways and scale drawings. For the more technologically inclined
artist, Whyte also includes a chapter on computer illustration of aircraft.”
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Major General Charlie Cooper is an
authority on Tuskegee airmen books.According to the book description of
Tuskegee's Heroes, “This is the incredible story of the men of the 99th, 100th, 301st
and 302nd Fighter Squadrons and the 332nd Fighter Group. These fighter-escort pilots who fought in North Africa and Europe
against the Nazis never lost a bomber on any mission. This book tells the stories of these brave black men through personal
interviews, a large collection of archival photographs, and color paintings by Tuskegee Airman Roy LaGrone.” According to the book description of How to Draw Aircraft Like a Pro, “This lively
and informative guide will help everyone from casual doodlers to artists with professional aspirations draw World War I biplanes,
World War II fighters and bombers and modern jet aircraft.”
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