Air War on the Edge: A History of the Israel Air Force and It's Aircraft Since 1947 [Hardcover]

Bill Norton (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2002

In-depth look at one of the most experienced air forces in the world. Interest in the Israel Air Force has always been strong, and it's often in the headlines. Full-color photos of the badges of all units.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Midland Pub Ltd (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857800885
• ISBN-13: 978-1857800883
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > History > Military > Pictorials

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This review is from: Air War on the Edge: A History of the Israel Air Force and It's Aircraft Since 1947 (Hardcover)

I ordered "Air War: On the Edge" with significant doubt since I already possessed virtually every existing English work on Hiel ha avir. There would have to be a lot of new material to justify the $90.00 sticker price. I was not disappointed.

If you are seriously interested in the Israeli Air Force and not just stories or glosses, this book is a must have. It has a total list of all of the aircraft that have been flown, captured, or evaluated by the Israeli Air Force. Squadron histories, serial blocks of recent major acquisitions, and color plates of all actual and fake squardron round out the work.

I would estimate that 75% or more of the photographs do not appear in any book in my collection which contains virtually every every English language book the the bibliography.

While Norton is a himself a aircraft modeler, he points out that this is NOT a book for modelers. There are no cockpits schematics or walk around detail photographs for the super detailers, no tips on Israeli modifications or markings. That was not his goal.

Norton has produced the definitive encyclopedia covering 55 years of Hier-ha-avir, the Israeli Air force.