Essential Aircraft Identification Guide
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Illustrated with detailed artworks of combat aircraft and their markings, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of the Cold War is a comprehensive study of the planes in service with NATO and the Warsaw Pact and their respective units from the end of World War II until the reunification of Germany.
Arranged chronologically by theatre, the book gives a complete organisational breakdown of the units of both sides, including the units and aircraft used in the proxy wars fought in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East and elsewhere as well as the`front-line’ in Germany. Each section includes a compact history of the role and impact of aircraft on the course of the Cold War, as well as orders of battle, lists of commanders and aces such as Nikolai Sutyagin, Randall “Duke” Cunningham, Giora Epstein, and Majid Zugbi. Every type of aircraft is featured, including the numerous variations and types of well-known models, such as the MiG-15, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 and the Harrier, through to lesser-known aircraft, such as the Lockheed P-80, and the Myasishchev M-4 Bison. Each aircraft profile is accompanied by exhaustive specifications, as well as details of individual and unit markings.
Packed with 250 colour profiles of every major type of combat aircraft from the era, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of the Cold War is an essential reference guide for modellers, military historians and aircraft enthusiasts.
Arranged chronologically by theatre, the book gives a complete organisational breakdown of the units of both sides, including the units and aircraft used in the proxy wars fought in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East and elsewhere as well as the`front-line’ in Germany. Each section includes a compact history of the role and impact of aircraft on the course of the Cold War, as well as orders of battle, lists of commanders and aces such as Nikolai Sutyagin, Randall “Duke” Cunningham, Giora Epstein, and Majid Zugbi. Every type of aircraft is featured, including the numerous variations and types of well-known models, such as the MiG-15, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 and the Harrier, through to lesser-known aircraft, such as the Lockheed P-80, and the Myasishchev M-4 Bison. Each aircraft profile is accompanied by exhaustive specifications, as well as details of individual and unit markings.
Packed with 250 colour profiles of every major type of combat aircraft from the era, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of the Cold War is an essential reference guide for modellers, military historians and aircraft enthusiasts.
Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern military aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990–Present is an extensively researched review of the equipment and organisation of the world’s air forces and their deployment in recent conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Organised by country, branch of the armed forces and squadron, this book details the responsibilities of each and describes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings. Including support and reconnaissance aircraft as well as front-line fighters, and illustrated with more than 200 specially commissioned and up-to-date artworks, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990–Present is an essential reference guide for modellers and any enthusiast with an interest in modern military aircraft.
About the Author
Thomas Newdick works as an independent defence analyst and editor, and is Assistant Editor of Combat Aircrafts. He is a qualified art historian.
Organised by country, branch of the armed forces and squadron, this book details the responsibilities of each and describes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings. Including support and reconnaissance aircraft as well as front-line fighters, and illustrated with more than 200 specially commissioned and up-to-date artworks, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990–Present is an essential reference guide for modellers and any enthusiast with an interest in modern military aircraft.
About the Author
Thomas Newdick works as an independent defence analyst and editor, and is Assistant Editor of Combat Aircrafts. He is a qualified art historian.