Fighter Pilots of World War II is packed with the personal testimonies of the American pilots and their German adversaries, and various ground personnel. Their stories mesh with amazingly lucid photographs to allow an uncommon glimpse into the war from the skies, from combat to USO shows to everyday life at the base.
This is a large format A-Z encyclopedia of every Allied and Axis fighting plane from 1933-1945 - from the famous to the lesser known - in all theatres of war from Europe to Asia and the Pacific.
Country by country, aircraft by aircraft (from the awesome Boeing B-29 Superfortress to the Japanese Yokosuda MXY-7) this magnificently huge and visually splendid encyclopedia presents all the planes that waged...
Featuring full-colour artwork to aid recognition, as well as all the details you need to assess their performance, this is the perfect pocket guide to the Allied and Axis fighters of World War II.
Foreword by Bill Gunston. The classic, illustrated, standard reference encyclopedia to the fighting aircraft of World War II. An authoritative, comprehensive review of the airpower of 68 countries with more...
This book provides a useful guide to some 120 aircraft that served with the US Air Force from 1939-1945.
American Fighters of World War II
A brief explanation of each of the alphabetically arranged terms relating to military planes used during World War II provides an overview of the subject.
The twelve aircraft featured in this book, designed and built amidst the heat and urgency of war as formidable weapons of destruction, were also marvels of modern technology embodying all that men would know about flying until the ...
From the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire to the Yakovlev Yak-3, Messerschmitt Me 109, and Vought F4U Corsair, this comprehensive encyclopedia presents the most important aircraft flown by all the combatants in Europe and the Pacific.
A comprehensive directory of the aircraft that saw service during World War II with over 300 entries covering the fighters, bombers, aircraft, transport built in some 15 nations around the...