Aircraft of the Second World War have long been a source of fascination and study, and this is particularly true of the fighters which played such a vital role in that conflict. In this new revised edition of Famous Fighters of the Second World War William Green provides detailed histories of not just the best, but the most famous which flew with the air forces of Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States.
Illustrated with a wealth of detailed. tone and general arrangement drawings, a unique collection of photographs and containing eight superb cutaway drawings, Famous Fighters is, without doubt, a collector's item for enthusiast and air historian alike.
Aircraft covered include:
Hurricane and Spitfire, Fw 190, Me 262, Gladiator, Wildcat, Ju 88, Nakajima Hayabusa, and Hayate.
Originally published in two separate volumes.
by William Green
BCA edition 1979 2nd edition revised. 276pp profusely illustrated with b&w photos, line, and tone drawings. 19x25 fine, in slightly rubbed d/j.
Note:
"Long" descriptions, where shown, may have been taken from the book's dust jacket notes, and as such are relevant to the date of publication (e.g. any references to "new edition" "previously unpublished photographs" etc.) and not the present.
