The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Aircraft Built and Flown

by William A. Green, William Green, Gordon Swanborough

Book Overview

This epic undertaking in the field of aviation publishing records the history of every fighter aircraft ever flownmore than 1,200 in all! Each entry is listed alphabetically by manufacturers name and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840652691
• ISBN13: 9781840652697
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Salamander Books Ltd.
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 7.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 13.2" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Complete, Big, Good

I have glanced through the book, and decided to buy it. I haven't regretted it since. It is exacty like the title suggests: offering information on all (until 1994) fighter aircraft. Often the information displayed is concise, and could have been more elaborate, but I understaand that it is impossible to describe thousands of aircraft in-depth. It would probably take a dozen books to do that. Also, it is awkward to miss the aircraft of manufacturers that haven't built any fighter at all, or miss famous or even favourite aircraft that were no fighters. i just hope that there will be another book on the bombers, trainers, transports, maritime patrol aircraft, flying boats, etc etc that is as good as this. All in all it is an excellent reference work (displaying pictures if there were pictures available at all), of which there should be more. It should not be missed in any aviations' fan book shelf.

Simple and Complete Fighter Encyclopedia, well organized

Excellent details within an excellent fighter organization method, simple effective and complete.

Who needs Jane's...

This huge tome contains descriptions, stats, color and b/w photographs etc. of every fighter aircraft ever built by any country (as of 1994). The technical diagrams of the more well-known fighters alone are worth the price.

A must have for millitary aviation fans and modelers

This book is a thorough and complete work, the scope of which is unmatched. Many rare photographs and outstanding color illustrations provide for hours of enjoyable reading or browsing. Limited text provides essential information on each aircraft line. Those wishing for lengthier accounts or more complete pictoral representation of individual aircraft will have to look elsewhere, but this book definately belongs on your shelf if you are a military aviation fan or scale modeler. I would caution buyers to thoroughly check the print quality, as I have seen several copies with manufacturing defects. Otherwise, this book gets highest marks