War Planes of the Second World War: Fighters, Volume 3

War Planes Of The Second World War (Green) #3

by William Green

A comprehensive illustrated history of the WW II war planes of Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Rumania, and the Soviet Union.

Genres: Aviation

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Adapted from Wikipedia:
William Green (1927 – 2 January 2010) was an aviation and military author, following service with Britain's Royal Air Force, where he wrote for the Air Training Corps Gazette (later to be become the Air Pictorial).
Green was Technical Director to the RAF Flying Review, and then Editorial Director when it became Flying Review International. In 1971 he and Gordon Swanborough jointly created the monthly Air International, of which he remained Managing Editor until late 1990.
Green edited numerous editions of Observers book of Aircraft and spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. His work Warplanes of the Third Reich is seen as a classic aviation publication. Along with Gordon Swanborough, he also wrote several books for Salamander Books including The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Worlds Commercial Aircraft, Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters and Flying Colours.

Reviews

[Daniel Rex · Rating 5 out of 5]

William Green is known to be the best writer about World War II combat aircraft, and this series of compact but detailed handbooks cemented his reputation in the early 1960s. Volume 3 mainly examines Japanese and Soviet fighter aircraft and the detail on rare Japanese types including twin engined heavy fighters, and the Soviet MiG, LaGG La, Yak and Polikarpov series as well as the rare rocket and wing-shift biplane monoplane fighter prototypes is impressive. Dutch, Polish and Rumanian examples are also covered well.