The Vital Guide to Fighting Aircraft of World War II (The Vital Guides) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853105864 ISBN 13: 9781853105869

Publisher: Airlife Publishing, 1995

Synopsis

This superbly produced pocket-sized reference is filled with 12 of the most important combat aircraft of WWII. Each page is devoted to a single type and displays a detailed color technical drawing, a 3-view drawing, an action photograph, and descriptive text. Every nation is represented.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Compiled by a British publisher and edited by a staffer of World Air Power Journal, this a collection of data regarding 116 combat aircraft used in World War II by the major participants?Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union. The one page devoted to each aircraft includes a photo, line drawings, color art, and a capsule history with its vital specifications. The photos and color art are spectacular, but, with few exceptions, the capsule histories are dry and academic "technese," conveying little of the drama and thrill of wartime aviation. While well laid out, colorful, and attractive, this is not the final word on World War II combat aircraft; several combat aircraft have been omitted. Recommended for World War II history and aviation buffs.?Col. William D. Bushnell, USMC (ret.), Harpswell, Maine
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Airlife Publishing
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1853105864
• ISBN 13: 9781853105869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 121
• Editor: Leverington Karen