Should one wish to know everything there is to know about the development and evolution of the Norton Commando from the early beginnings to post-production days, this is the book to have. Through my involvement with Commandos for over three decades and my aquaintance with many of the key persons in the Commando story I thought I knew enough. This book has shown me otherwise.

As in the case of the few very good books on Norton, Duckworth has done his homework thoroughly, and in doing so came up with some aspects that, to the best of my knowledge, have not been covered before. He drew heavily on the accounts of those people who were there and had played a role in Commando development, including unsung- but by no means insignificant- heroes like Bob Rowley and Richard Negus.

Typical for a book that is aimed at the enthusiastic amateur are the inset views of current owners and the references made to the current spares and accessories scene which, to me, are not particularly informative. The real Duckworth quality can be found in his interviews with factory personell and in his historical writing.

Skip the "Private Owner View" bits and Chapter 8 "Marching on", in which I find some views a bit hard to swallow- the word "propaganda" comes to mind- and what you have is probably the best book ever on Nortons most successful civilan model of all times, the Commando.

This book is now available from us @ UK£19.99