airplanes, military

Contains 550 full-color scale drawings of more than forty different types of aircraft which have seen service in the air forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Includes historical, technical, and performance information.

Examines the characteristics and functions of various types of spy planes developed in the United States from World War I to the present day.

Discusses fighter pilots, describing their training, job responsibilities, and equipment.

Kristin must solve the riddle of Operation Napoleon to discover why the U.S. Army is clandestinely trying to remove the wreck of a World War II German bomber from an Icelandic glacier, and, in addition to solving Operation Napoleon, she must find where her brother Elias has gone.

Text, with accompanying photographs, describes the various types of airplanes used by the Axis powers during World War II.

This book traces the development of fighters from World War I to the present day, and highlights actions in which fighters played a crucial role. Technological improvements and subsequent increased performance are explored, together with the development of fighter armament and pilot equipment.