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Jane's Pocket Guide - Fighters of WWII

By: Harper Prism

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Harper Prism)

Last Stocked on 4/25/2016

Product Info

Title
Jane's Pocket Guide - Fighters of WWII
Publisher
Category
Author
Tony Holmes
Publish Year
2000
Pages
144
Dimensions
8x5.5x.75"
NKG Part #
2147567801
Type
Hardcover

Description

Featuring no fewer than 93 entries, this all-new addition to Jane's 'pocket guide' series details all the major fighter types of both the Allied and Axis powers, listing performance data, dimensions, armament and operators, as well as providing a concise history of the aircraft in question. Only those aeroplanes that actually saw action are included in this volume, ranging from the P.Z.L P.11cs and Bf 110B/Cs that engaged each other over Poland in the opening days of World War 2, to the F4U-4s and N1 K2-Js that slugged it out over Tokyo Bay in mid-August 1945.

Aside from the text, each fighter type is illustrated with a carefully chosen contemporary black and white photograph that clearly shows its salient details. These images have been specially sourced by the author from the extensive private collections of Philip Jarrett and Bruce Robertson, and have been selected for their clarity and rarity. With each photograph featured over a full page, they clearly show the sheer diversity of the designs that fought for the control of the skies over war-torn Europe, North Africa, the Far East and the Pacific South-West…