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Author: Kenneth Munson
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781850790440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeatures color line drawings of over 150 combat aircraft accompanied by concise technical details of each plane.
Author: John C. Fredriksen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2001-08-01
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1576075516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn depth descriptions and photographs of the aircraft of 21 nations presented with a unique human dimension that goes behind the machines to the people involved. Invaluable for specialists, accessible to enthusiasts, International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000 puts the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th century developed outside the United States on vivid display. It offers 336 illustrated "biographies" of the most significant warplanes used in squadron service from World War I to the Balkan conflict, including numerous models from Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan, as well as notable machines from Israel, Canada, China, India, Brazil, and other nations. Entries span the history and scope of military aircraft from bombers and fighters to transports, trainers, reconnaissance craft, sea planes, and helicopters, with each capsule history combining nuts-and-bolts technical data with the story of that model's evolution and use. Together, these portraits offer an exciting, well-researched tribute to visionary designers and builders as well as courageous pilots and crews across the globe, and tell a vivid tale of how air power became such a decisive factor in modern warfare.
Author: Uwe Feist
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0811714225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVisual history of the German air force in World War II. • Hundreds of color and b/w images of pilots and crews, aircraft, uniforms, awards, sidearms, and more • Includes Stuka dive-bombers, Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, and other planes • Must-have for historians, modelers, World War II buffs, and aviation enthusiasts
Author: James L. McDonough
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 1572336757
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book offers an engrossing account of King's early life and wartime service as a part of the 401st Bombardment Group, U.S. Eighth Air Force ... Based on a wide array of published and primary sources, including trial transcripts and interviews with King, the book offers a unique view of the experience of air combat, the intertwining of politics and military justice, and the complex circumstances that inaugurated the Cold War"--Jacket.
Author: Uwe Feist
Publisher: Ryton Publishing
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK* Comprehensive visual reference on the Third Reich's air force * Packed with photos, many of them rare and unavailable anywhere else * Shows aircraft on the ground and in the air, in combat and under repair * Essential resource for historians, researchers, and modelers Uwe Feist is a world-renowned expert on military weapons and equipment, especially those used by Germany in World War II. His previous works include Panther in Detail (978-1-930571-25-9) and Tiger I and Sturmtiger in Detail (978-1-930571-34-1). He lives in Bellingham, Washington. Thomas McGuirl also cowrote God, Honor, Fatherland (978-0-9657584-0-6).
Author: Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2020-03-26
Total Pages: 826
ISBN-13: 1440867283
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work covers major weapons throughout human history, beginning with clubs and maces; through crossbows, swords, and gunpowder; up to the hypersonic railgun, lasers, and robotic weapons under development today. Weapons and Warfare is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and highly informative overview of weapons and their impact on the course of human history. In addition to providing basic factual information, this encyclopedia will delve into the greater historical context and significance of each weapon. The chronological organization by time period will enable readers to fully understand the evolution of weapons throughout history. The work begins with a foreword by a top scholar and a detailed introductory essay by the editor that provides an illuminating historical overview of weapons. It then offers entries on more than 650 individual weapons systems. Each entry has sources for further reading. The weapons are presented alphabetically within six time periods, ranging from the prehistoric and ancient periods to the contemporary period. Each period has its own introduction that treats the major trends occurring in that era. In addition, 50 sidebars offer fascinating facts on various weapons. Numerous illustrations throughout the text are also included.
Author: Bill Yenne
Publisher: Popular Culture Ink
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780831701956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOutlines the struture and organization of air power.
Author: James Philip Noffsinger
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExpanded from the 1987 World War I Aviation Books in English: An Annotated Bibliography to include about 1,000 books in other European languages and to extend the coverage to 1994. The arrangement is first by language then by author. The annotations are mostly descriptive but occasionally critical. Among the 4,217 listings are privately printed books, limited editions of rare books, and reprints and different editions of the same work. Also includes a listing of government publications, a price checklist of selected books compiled from dealer's catalogs, collectors' evaluations, and a few photographs. Of interest to book collectors as well as historians. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Harold A. Skaarup
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 0595183816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis aviation handbook is intended to provide the reader with a quick reference to identify the military aircraft flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army during the Second World War. The handbooks in this series include a general description and a photograph from the Canadian Forces Archives of at least one of the key variants or marks of each aircraft that has been in Canadian service or used by Canadian servicemen overseas. Each aircraft is listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. General details describing the aircraft’s engines, service ceiling, speed, armament or weapons load are included, along with a brief description of the Canadian or allied squadron in which Canadian aircrews used the aircraft operationally. This is the third volume in the series. It describes fighters, bombers and patrol aircraft flown by Canadians during the war. A list of museums, private aircraft collections and other locations where survivors preserved and displayed is also included. The handbook is not a definitive list of all Canadian-manufactured or operated aircraft, but it should serve as a quick reminder of the major examples flown on duty for anyone with an interest in Canadian military aviation.
