Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to U.S. Military Aircraft, 1915-2000

by John C. Fredriksen

Book Overview

Warbirds pays special attention to the aircraft of America's Golden Age, 1919-1939, and the breakthrough technological developments of that era.

Warbirds offers more than 300 A-Z entries of the aircraft of America's Golden Age. Each entry includes a photograph of the warplane, service dates, manufacturer, records set, engineering and performance history, technical innovations, and even operational problems.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576071316
• ISBN13: 9781576071311
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive, extensively detailed, visually impressive.

This illustrated survey of military aircraft from 1915-2000 provides one black and white photos and accompanying information per page, providing capsule overviews and histories which will interest any with a prior affection for military aircraft. It may lack the color of slimmer competing volumes, but makes up for it in extensive details and numerous war plane listings.

very good reference

Fredriksen lists 327 American warbirds, with a photo, specifications, and brief essay on each. They run from the obscure to the famous, with the only criterion that each plane must actually have been deployed in U.S. military service. This is a large-format hardcover and a very good reference for anyone looking for an introduction to the subject and pointers on where else to look.