The World Encyclopedia of Fighters & Bombers: An Illustrated History of The World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air ... and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day [Paperback]

Francis Crosby (Author)

Book Description

Series: World Encyclopedia | Publication Date: June 16, 2010

This authoritative volume is divided into two main sections covering fighters and bombers. Each traces the development of the aircraft from their first appearance, details their role in major conflicts, and analyses how technological improvements have affected their performance. Special feature topics include nightfighters, bombers of the Spanish Civil War, inflight refuelling, the Gulf Wars and fighter pilot equipment in the 21st century.

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About the Author

In 1985 Francis Crosby joined the Imperial War Museum's branch at Duxford, England, acknowledged as one of the world's leading centres for aviation enthusiasts. Having held research and exhibition posts at the museum, he now heads Duxford's Marketing Department. His published works include: Images of War: D-Day (Pen and Sword); and Images of War: The Luftwaffe in World War II (Pen and Sword).

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Anness (June 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844769178
• ISBN-13: 978-1844769179
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very awesome, February 2, 2011

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This review is from: The World Encyclopedia of Fighters & Bombers: An Illustrated History of The World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air ... and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day (Paperback)

This book has a lot of information that I have been looking for. Even though I can never fly because of my vision, I have always loved fighter planes, and this book puts almost ALL of them in one place, which is AWESOME!!!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very informative if you want mainly British turds, um, birds, July 10, 2011

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This review is from: The World Encyclopedia of Fighters & Bombers: An Illustrated History of The World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air ... and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day (Paperback)

Nice reading, but to many British planes and not enough American. They seem to have put every single aircraft ever made by the British in this book, but left out a lot of American planes. Who needs two pages to explain about some experimental British plane that never got off the ground while giving a very secret at the time American spy plane a quarter of a page! Plus the missed out on some of the best planes ever made by Americans. Buy if you're into different versions of the same British planes, if not, look else where!