Allied Fighters 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to Allied fighter aircraft that fought in Europe during World War II. Featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939 to 1945, the book offers a wealth of detail, including unit markings, organization, numbers of aircraft flown by campaign and exhaustive specifications for each model. The book is arranged first by country and then chronologically by campaign so that every aspect of the air war in Europe is covered. The guide features fighters from throughout World War II, including early models, such as the Morane Saulnier MS.406C.1, Hawker Hurricane Mk I and Fokker D XXI, and the most advanced fighters of the period, such as the Lavochkin La-7, P-51K Mustang and Gloster Meteor Mk I.The book also covers aircraft that were used for air-to-air combat (Supermarine Spitfire), ground attack (P-47 Thunderbolt), bomber escort (P-51B Mustang), night defence (Bristol Beaufighter) and photographic reconnaissance (P-38 Lightning). Packed with more than 200 profiles and dozens of archive photographs of every major Allied fighter aircraft, Allied Fighters 1939-45 is a core reference volume for modellers and World War II aviation enthusiasts.

Aircraft of World War II contains 300 of the most important and influential military aircraft in service between 1939 and 1945. From Allied fighters to Axis bombers, from biplanes to flying boats, each of the aircraft featured is presented with a full colour profile artwork, alongside technical specifications and text explaining the aircraft’s development and service history. Including some of the most famous and beautiful aircraft of the twentieth century, Aircraft of World War II is a pocket-sized reference guide that will appeal to any reader interested in military technology, World War II and aviation.

This text is a comprehensive look at the military aircraft that flew for the Luftwaffe in World War II, it covers all aspects, including details on design, development history, service records as well as performance and crew members.

L'histoire du bombardement aerien peut etre divisee en quatre grandes epoques. La Premiere Guerre mondiale voit la naissance du bombardier qui connaitra une evolution rapide, pressee par les evenements. L'entre-deux guerres est une periode charniere entre une conception, parfois encore artisanale de l'industrie aerienne et la course aux innovations technologiques. Le poids de la tragedie laisse par la " Der des Der " a longtemps bloque le progres technologique. La Seconde Guerre mondiale voit le triomphe du bombardier dans tous les aspects de sa mission : du bombardement d'assaut au raid strategique en passant par l'attaque de sous marins ou de navires... Mais a la fi n du confl it, l'irruption de l'arme atomique va changer la conception meme du bombardement. La quatrieme periode s'ouvre sur l'equilibre de la Terreur laissant les grands bombardiers strategiques du temps de la Guerre froide maitres du ciel. Aujourd'hui, en ce debut du XXIe siecle, le grand bombardier est surtout considere comme une plateforme lance-missiles et le bombardement classique n'est plus, desormais, confi e a des avions specifi quement penses pour cette mission. L'heure du drone a sonne... - TEXT IN FRENCH -