A good book?

The book on the Commando by Peter Henshaw has been on the market for a while. If one doesn´t have a "good book" on the history of the Commando, as complete and "nerdy" as possible, would that be a good choice? Or is there better alternatives?
It´s really good reading weather at the moment, so I thought I´d get a bit deeper into the Commando history.
Tommy

Not a bad book at all about the development history of the Commando, nice pics too, although not much information that I personally did not already knew.

fiatfan said:

The book on the Commando by Peter Henshaw has been on the market for a while. If one doesn´t have a "good book" on the history of the Commando, as complete and "nerdy" as possible, would that be a good choice? Or is there better alternatives?
It´s really good reading weather at the moment, so I thought I´d get a bit deeper into the Commando history.
Tommy

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I like it - not quite a "bible" though. I also like the Mick Duckworth book that AN sells. Both have quite a few pictures, but then many of those pictures are available online for free or almost. Neither one is nearly as complete as I would like. Also, both can be read in one sitting. If your interest is before 1975, then the Henshaw book is 77 pages, overall 138. If you leave out 1975 and later and racing, the Duckworth book is about the same.

I've just finished this book. One consideration if you are also thinking on the Buyer's Guide by the same author - some amount of repeated information.

I enjoyed this book a lot. If you have read Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry then you are well-versed in the conflicting opinions about where the industry went. This author does not take that up, but instead injects some nice stories you are not going to get elsewhere, pics as well.

If you are on the fence purchase a used copy at a lower price and give it a shot.

I've recently read "Whatever happened to the British motorcycle industry" and, although a good book, found it quite depressing. I now know how a customer of "Ratners" would have felt like back in the day.