Aircraft of World War II: 300 of the World's Greatest Aircraft

FROM OUR EDITORS

This guide includes all the major fighters, bombers, and ground attack aircraft deployed during World War II (300 in all) including such famous planes as the Supermarine Spitfire, Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang, Heinkel He 177-A-5 Greif, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Lavochkin La-5, Mitsubishi Ki-30 Ann, Polikarpov 1-15, Tupolev SB-w, and the Boeing B-17 Fortress. Contains superb full-color artwork, including side views; full dimensions, weights, armament, and powerplant details for each aircraft; service history and career of each aircraft; more.

ANNOTATION

Provides a brief overview of 300 aircraft each with a full-color artwork. Full dimensions, weights, armament and powerplant details are given along with development history and career in full.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

From the moment World War II began—with the German invasion of Poland—to its end in 1945 with the American bombings of Hiroshima/Nagasaki, it was clear that aircraft would play a crucial tactical role. Afterwards, air power became the absolute arbiter of the new world order that emerged from that cataclysmic confrontation. Here are 300 of the top planes from both the Axis and Allied forces, including the famous Supermarine Spitfire, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang, Messerschmitt Bf 109, and Boeing B-17 Fortress. 5 X 6 5/8. All in Color