The Pocket Book of Fighters records the history of the dramatic development of fighters since 1939.

The Pocket Book of Fighters:The Definitive Guide to the Fighters of the World

Martin Bowman

Barnes&Noble Books

The Pocket Book of Fighters

Jet fighters had been in the world's arsenal for more than a decade before commercial jet transports became commonplace in the 1950s. This colorful book captures many of the aircraft that graced the world's commercial routes in the 1960s -- when turbojets began to replace turboprops in earnest -- through the 1970s, which witnessed the introduction of giant jetliners like the Boeing 747 and the arrival of the supersonic Concorde. Period color photography depicts jetliners from other American companies like Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas, as well as from European and Russian manufacturers. All are accompanied by authoritative development and service histories written by acclaimed aviation author Martin Bowman.

Classic Early Jetliners: 1958-1979

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Motorbooks, International

Few combat aircraft have gained such a fine and enduring reputation as the P-51 Mustang. Developed in the late 1930s by North American Aviation, initially for RAF use, it quickly caught the attention of the USAAF. Once the Allison powerplant was swapped for a Packard-built Rolls-Royce Merlin, the P-51 became one of the best-arguably the best-American fighters of World War II, capable of taking on any machine the Luftwaffe could throw at it. P-51 Combat Missions not only provides a vivid historical and technical exploration of the Mustang in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), it also delivers an absorbing insight into the life of the P-51 pilot. Whether locked in high-G struggles with Luftwaffe fighters over the Reich, or relaxing in London on R&amp;R, the pilot and his daily experience are revealed through more than seventy first-hand accounts, giving the book a unique authority, both tactical and personal. Feature articles and boxes reveal some of the less well-known aspects of combat life, from ditching in the Channel to recording guncamera footage. Illustrated with more than 300 archive and commissioned photos, the book remembers all those who flew and fought in this exceptional aircraft.

P-51 Mustang Combat Missions

Sterling

Bedford Triangle

Pen & Sword Books Limited

At the time he was killed in 1940 while flying for the RAF, aviator Richard Shuttleworth had assembled a modest collection of classic aircraft. Shuttleworth's grief-stricken mother, to whom his estate passed, in turn established the Richard Shuttleworth Trust. Today, those five original airplanes form the core of an outstanding collection of 35 airworthy machines representing the first 50 years of the 20th century. This all-color, authorized tribute to the Shuttleworth collection features a history of the collection and descriptions of the aircraft written by respected aviation author Martin Bowman.

Shuttleworth

History

John Dibbs

Military

Airlife Pub Ltd

Book by Martin Bowman, William N. Hess

Fortress of the Skies: The B-17 Flying Fortress in Combat

William N. Hess

Osprey_Publishing

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