In a companion volume to his Early Jet Fighters: British and
American 1944-1954, Leo Marriott describes, using over 200 archive
photographs, the first decade in the development of the jet bomber.
This was a time of intense technical innovation which transformed
the design and capabilities of the bomber and gave birth to a range
of classic military aircraft in the USA, Great Britain, France and
the Soviet Union. The photographs take the story from the earliest
jet bombers constructed in Germany towards the end of the Second
World War to the successful designs both sides depended on through
the first phase of the Cold War. The pace of development was rapid
and remarkable, from initial prototypes built in Germany - the
Arado 234 and the Junkers Ju. 287 - to the fleets of advanced jet
bombers like the British Canberra and V-bombers, the American B-47
and B-52 and the Soviet Il-28 Beagle and Tu-16 Badger. The images
of the prototypes give a fascinating insight into the extraordinary
technical challenges and the ambition and inventiveness of the
designers and manufacturers who overcame them. Leo Marriott's vivid
selection of photographs and his lucid historical narrative offer
the reader an overview of a dynamic stage in the evolution of the
design of military aircraft.
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