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Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 19151945: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age
Jon Guttman
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Description for Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 19151945: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age
Hardcover. An international history of the development, competition, and deployment of high-speed, maneuverable, fighter aircraft during the era of the World Wars. Num Pages: 480 pages, 100 b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
Of all military aircraft, fighter planes hold a mystique all their own. Perhaps it is because fighters can afford the least compromise: when the goal is to seize and maintain control of the air, the confrontation is direct. During World War I, the concept of air superiority took hold and in the ensuing decades the development of fighter aircraft became an ongoing back-and-forth battle, with adversaries trying to gain an upper hand through innovations in aerodynamics, powerplants, and armament. Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1914-1944: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age by prominent aviation expert Jon Guttman explores the ... Read more
Of all military aircraft, fighter planes hold a mystique all their own. Perhaps it is because fighters can afford the least compromise: when the goal is to seize and maintain control of the air, the confrontation is direct. During World War I, the concept of air superiority took hold and in the ensuing decades the development of fighter aircraft became an ongoing back-and-forth battle, with adversaries trying to gain an upper hand through innovations in aerodynamics, powerplants, and armament. Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1914-1944: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age by prominent aviation expert Jon Guttman explores the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Westholme Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Yardley, United States
ISBN
9781594162008
SKU
V9781594162008
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jon Guttman
JON GUTTMAN is an editor at Aviation History magazine, author of more than a dozen books on aviation history-including The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft (also available from Westholme Publishing)-and is an expert on the history of flight during the world wars. He lives in Leesburg, Virginia.
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