airplanes, military

Military Aircraft features 52 of the most important military aircraft, from biplane fighters to tactical bombers, transports, multirole fighters and stealth bombers. Packed with over 200 illustrations, each entry includes a description of the model's development and history, a profile view, key features and specifications.

Color photographs and simple text provide an introduction to military attack aircraft.

From the wood and canvas biplanes of World War One to the latest vertical takeoff stealth fighters and pilotless drones of the world's air forces, twelve dioramic scenes reveal how combat aircraft have gradually become the sophisticated stealth machines of today.

Contains color illustrations and descriptions of over ninety World War II planes, providing information about the dimensions, loaded weight, armament, and number built of each aircraft; grouped by country.

Text and illustrations look at military aircraft.

Presents an introduction to fighter planes, in simple text with illustrations, describing the different varieties of plane and explaining who flies them.

"'Area 51' . . . [examines] the nature, history, and scope of the most secret and controversial base in the United States. It investigates the Cold War years, U-2 spy plane, SR-71 Blackbird, and chemical and nuclear weapon research as well as the base's link to an extraterrestrial presence on Earth, reports of alien autopsies, recovery of non-terrestrial spacecraft, and attempts to duplicate the fantastic, alien technology"--Provided by publisher.