The story of military aviation - of combat aircraft - is almost entirely one of the present century, and this authoritative book traces that story from the very beginnings of aviation, when man first took himself into the air for warlike reasons. The First World War gave flying a tremendous impetus, and progress in that period was incredibly swift as the slow and cumbersome early aircraft were superseded by the comparatively fast and deadly Albatross, Fokker, Sopwith and Spad fighters, bombers such as the Handley Page, Caproni and Gotha and other equally advanced machines. Military aviation between the two World Wars - a time which saw slow progress in some respects but brought the end of the biplane era and the introduction of the faster and more efficient monoplanes to the air forces of the world - is fully covered. The outstanding machines of the Second World War are described, together with many of the lesser aircraft, while the jet age from the first German and British fighters to supersonic multi-purpose aircraft is discussed. Illustrated with over 300 photographs, many in colour.

History of Combat Aircraft

Chris Ellis

Hamlyn 1980

Fighting vehicles

Peter Chamberlain

Hamlyn

How to Make Model Aircraft

The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited

Famous ships of World War 2: In colour (Arco color series)

Arco.

Edition: 2ND EDITION; LARGE PAPERBACK. PRINTIED BY ARCO, SECOND EDITION THIRD PRINTING. SOME EDGEWEAR.SMALL CORNER BEND TO PAGES.SOME CURLING TO COVER. FULL OF PICTURES AND INFORMATION ON TANKS OF BRITIAN AND AMERICA OF WORLD WAR TWO

British and American Tanks of World War II: The complete illustrated history of British, American and Commonwealth tanks, 1939-1945

History

Military

Fireside

Modelling the Great Western Railway

Ian Allan, Ltd

Modelling the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Ian Allan

Detailed descriptions of the uniforms and insignia of the German Army are supplemented by sections giving a concise historical background that shows how it fitted in to the Third Reich political system and the events of World War II and similarly concise coverage of organisation and command.

German Army 1933 - 1945

Europe

Ian Allan Publishing

How To Go Plastic Modelling

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Patrick Stephens Ltd.

Gebirgsjäger : German mountain troops [Gebirgsjager] (Wehrmacht Illustrated, No. 5)

Almark Publishing

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