Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II/Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II.

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JANE'S
FIGHTING AIRCRAFT n OF WORLD WAR II \
With over 1000 illustrations
Air power dominated World War II. For the first time in war, aircraft played the decisive role, revolutionizing the way in which wars have been waged since then.
Aircraft were responsible for the destruction of whole cities - Dresden and Hamburg were burned to the ground - and it was air power that delivered the ultimate weapon, the atomic bomb, which hastened Japan's surreiider.
On land, armies depended upon air power; the German Stukas spectacularly demonstrated this during the early BUtzkrieg campaigns. At sea, all kinds of warships, from battleships downwards, were destroyed from the air, and the aircraft carrier became the principal capital ship of the warring navies. At Midway, one of the great turning points of the war, the enemy fleets were never in direct contact: the decisive blows were delivered by aircraft.
This edition of Jane's Fighting Aircraft presents photographs, line drawings and... Tovább

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JANE'S
FIGHTING AIRCRAFT n OF WORLD WAR II \
With over 1000 illustrations
Air power dominated World War II. For the first time in war, aircraft played the decisive role, revolutionizing the way in which wars have been waged since then.
Aircraft were responsible for the destruction of whole cities - Dresden and Hamburg were burned to the ground - and it was air power that delivered the ultimate weapon, the atomic bomb, which hastened Japan's surreiider.
On land, armies depended upon air power; the German Stukas spectacularly demonstrated this during the early BUtzkrieg campaigns. At sea, all kinds of warships, from battleships downwards, were destroyed from the air, and the aircraft carrier became the principal capital ship of the warring navies. At Midway, one of the great turning points of the war, the enemy fleets were never in direct contact: the decisive blows were delivered by aircraft.
This edition of Jane's Fighting Aircraft presents photographs, line drawings and data tables for all of the many aircraft types that took part in World War II, including those of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Based upon the best contemporary edition of this world-famous reference book, it provides the reader with a uniquely authoritative single-volume encyclopedia.
The information and data are presented in the exciting and graphic style that has made Jane's the ultimate military reference. For this new edition, the book has been completely redesigned in a larger and easier-to-handle format, and the addenda and amendments of the original editions have been imegrated into their appropriate places in the text. The basis of this volume was the first uncensored
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edition of Jane's to be published after the close of World War II. It therefore represents the best single reference coverage of the war years.
Bill Gunston, internationally respected author on aircraft and aviation history, has- contributed a foreword placing the book and its subject in historical perspective. Now, fifty years after the beginning of World War II, this special edition of Jane's Fighting Aircraft provides an invaluable and fascinating guide to the fighters, bombers and transport aircraft of World War II.
Companion volume in the same format
JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II
Foreword by Antony Preston

JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II
With over 1000 illustrations
More than 6,000 warships are in this comprehensive encyclopedia of the world's navies during the Second World War.
Compiled from the pages of contemporary editions of Jane's, the world's most authoritative naval reference work, this extraordinary volume presents photographs, line drawings, and data tables, providing the reader with instant reference to the facts and figures of the great fleets that clashed at Leyte Gulf, Midway, Matapan, and the many other naval battles that took place on the oceans and seas around the world.
The information and data are presented in the exciting and graphic style that has made Jane's the ultimate naval reference. For this new edition, the book has been completely redesigned in a larger and easier-to-handle format, and the addenda and amendments of the original editions have been integrated into their appropriate places in the text.
The material covered in the volume is more complete than in any previous edition or reprint of Jane's: ships that were lost during the war - such as the Bismarck, Hood, Lexington, Enterprise, Ark Royal, and the mighty battleships Yamato and Musashi - have been included, thus providing comprehensive information and illustrations for the ships of each fleet at its zenith, including the navies of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
The basis of this volume was the first uncensored edition oi Jane's to be published after the close of World War II. It therefore represents the best single reference book covering the war years, and includes the many warships launched or completed during the last months of hostilities, when the construction yards in the United States
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and Great Britain were still working at full speed.
Antony Preston, internationally respected author on warships and naval history, has written a foreword placing the book and its subject in historical perspective. Now, fifty years after the beginning of World War II, this special edition of Jane's Fighting Ships provides an invaluable and fascinating guide to the fleets that fought in that global conflict.
Companion volume in the same format
JANE'S FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Foreword by Bill Gunston Vissza