Purnell’s History Of The World Wars Special 1939 – 1945 War Planes

Pre-owned. Air power dominated the Second World War. By 1945, the ‘flying kites’ of 1914-18 had been developed into formidable weapons of war packed with electronic equipment; they were capable of delivering a shattering blow against any enemy on land, at sea, or in the air. These six years from 1939 were to see the passing of and the advent of the the Gloster Gladiator bi-plane, world’s first jet fighters: of the gigantic B-29 Super-fortresses, and of the rocket technology of the German V-1s and V-2s. The story of the warplanes of the Second World War is one of staggering technical progress, and of the courage and daring of those who flew these planes. This book covers the development of both Allied and Axis aircraft in the years to 1945, and in various first-hand accounts of missions, vividly conveys the spirit of those battles that were fought thousands of feet above the earth. The text is written by acknowledged experts, and is complemented throughout by colour and black and white action photographs, and detailed colour drawings. In good condition, with some shelfwear, a little scuffing and scratching paricularly to the spine area, a little creasing and tanning. Softcover. Published by Phoebus 1972