ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II

by Bill Gunston

Wow! This hefty international directory profiles every aircraft ever to have fought in WWII. This amazing volume contains detailed color illustrations especially useful to modelers and artists. More than 450 historical black and white, plus dozens of color photos, deliver amazing value and detail for every WWII enthusiast. A lot of book at a great price!

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World War II

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Bill Gunston was a British aviation and military author. He flew with Britain's Royal Air Force from 1945 to 1948, and after pilot training became a flying instructor. He spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. He was the author of over 350 books and articles. His work included many books published by Salamander Books.

Reviews

[Darren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love history. I especially love the history of World War II. I have read many many books on the subject, and I still do. To me, there is always something new to learn no matter how many books I read. Back in 1988, I bought a copy of the book I am reviewing and went through it a lot. Unfortunately, as things happen, it was lost in a move. Then one day, on a lark, I typed the title as I remembered it, and lo and behold there was a copy of this book, but it was from a used book dealer on Amazon. It was listed as in good condition, but the condition was more like new!

This book is fully illustrated and covers the airplanes from both the Allies and the Axis. It is complete with just about any kind of statistic an aviation buff could wish for. The illustrations are fantastic, some art, some actual photos.

Two dings. 1) The binding is really tight. Now it makes the book stronger but makes looking at the illustrations difficult because of the tight binding. 2) The print is small, and unless you are an aviation technician, you will not understand half of what you read.

All of this considered I am happy I have become reacquainted with this book. I give it 4 bookmarks out of 5.

[Ha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic reference.

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[Matthew Barlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference book.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad reference book

[Tom Oman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these planes and this book.