Cassell military trade books
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Military enthusiasts, aircraft aficionados, history buffs, and modelers will pore with delight over this comprehensive technical guide to the fighters of World War II. Beautifully complemented by more than 80 stunning illustrations, and written by an expert on all aspects of aviation history, this definitive pocket hardcover is packed with technical data and stories about the emergence and development of these planes. The beautifully displayed craft come from Britain, Germany, U.S.A., Japan and other major players, and they clearly reveal how the War accelerated design and performance to new heights. Each detailed plate offers a side and split plan view of the aircraft to show side, upper, and lower surface markings. A digest of essential information enhances the visual experience, providing design, production, development, and service specifics. Among the models included: the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, and Messerschmitt Bf109.
Small and collectible, yet filled with big information and 80 magnificent and detailed color photos, this invaluable guide displays the principal wartime bombers, patrol, and transport aircraft in all their glory. Allied and Axis planes from Britain, Germany, the U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Poland, Italy, and Sweden are here, with enough technical and historical information to make any reader an instant expert. All the plates are arranged in a broad sequence: biplanes, single-engine monoplanes, multi-engine monoplanes, and a sole rocket-powered aircraft, the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a Kamikaze piloted flying bomb. The images capture such models as the British Avro Lancaster and the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress in a split plan view that showcase the color schemes and markings on both the upper and the lower surface; there's also a full profile. Captions provide the main technical data, while the rest of the narrative puts each aircraft in its historical and combat perspective.