Aircraft of World War II: A Visual Encyclopedia

by michael-sharpe-jerry, Jerry Scutts, Dan March

Country by country, aircraft by aircraft (from the awesome Boeing B-29 Superfortress to the Japanese Yokosuda MXY-7) this magnificently huge and visually splendid encyclopedia presents all the planes that waged deadly battle in the skies during World War II. Through a combination of large-size contemporary color and original black and white photography, the ever-changing strategies and course of the air war from 1939-46 emerges, accompanied by each plane's specifications, speed, size, histories, and the clashes in which they participated.

Genres: History, Aviation

511 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Nora Kelly]

I am not sure that this would be a book to read to my students. I think that it would be a great book to use to teach students but I also am not sure that it would be the most informational. I also think that I would teach students through a video about world war 2 over a book.

[Chris Tschirhart]

A book with the best combination of Historical and Modern photos of Warbird's with good write ups on the aircraft.

[David Campton]

A beautifully illustrated look at the key aircraft of all the major participants in WW2