Author: Ray Bonds
All of the major historical events in this tremendous history are chronicled in this fact-filled directory that covers both military and civil aircraft, fighters and airliners, helicopters and space shuttles, and the men who flew them. Concise technical details are given for selected key machines marking the most significant advances in aviation history, all superbly illustrated with dramatic action photos. 250+ color photos
Includes dramatic action photographs of truly historic aircraft and famous pilots.
Special sidebar features, succinct quotes, and diary-style timelines complement this highly readable narrative.
About the author:
Ray Bonds has been a defense journalist, editor, and publisher during a career spanning over thirty-five years, covering periods and activities as wide-ranging as the U.S. Civil War, anti-ballistic missile systems, stealth warfare, and modern military intelligence gathering. He has written and edited scores of well-respected titles on the worlds major armed forces, their battles, weapons, and organization, with specialist knowledge of the armed services of the United States. His works have included well-thumbed books on the shelves of official military education centres throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, and have included the important trilogy The U.S. War Machine, The Soviet War Machine, and The Chinese War Machine and, most recently, Americas Special Forces.
Format: Softbound
Pages: 480
Length: 4.5w x 8.5h
ISBN-13: 9780760315552
ISBN: 0760315558
Catalog ID: 135831AP