Aircraft of World War II

by Christopher Chant

300 aircraft of Word War II are featured. Each one is illustrated by full-color artwork. Full dimensions, weights, armament and powerplant details are provided for each aircraft. All measurements are in imperial and metric units. Each aircraft's development history and career are covered in full. Book has a comprehensive index for ease of reference.

Genres: History, Aviation, Military Fiction, World War II, Nonfiction, Aircraft

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Christopher Chant is a successful writer on modern military matters, and has a substantial number of authoritative titles to his credit. Military history, and the history of military aviation in particular have long been his passion. Having been part of the editorial team on Purnell's best-selling 'History of the First World War' and 'History of the Second World War', he became a full-time writer and editor in 1974, working extensively on military and aviation subjects. He is also a regular contributor to specialist journals.

Reviews

[Tyson Ng · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was fantastic because each page had a different type of aircraft, bombers to fighters and they had a table of statistics about the plane and underneath, a paragraph of the plane's history and role.

[Remo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Atlas de aviones. 320 páginas con 300 aviones, más una pequeña introducción histórica. Para cada avión se nos da una resumen de cuándo y por qué entró en servicio, y sus características principales. Como libro de consulta lo veo completísimo, como libro de lectura lineal puede llegar a a saturar, a no ser que seamos ultrafans de los aviones de la IIGM. En conjunto, una edición muy completa.

[Kym Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handsomely illustrated with relevant specifications of the various aircraft attached to always excellent text by Chant, who manages to cover a lot with such a small amount of characters.

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[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent reference book. Great writeups and pictures of the selection of planes. Very recommended