military aeronautics

This book describes the tactics of air combat, famous flying aces, and the fighter planes that were used in World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.

Presents a fully-illustrated pictorial guide to over one hundred fighter aircraft of World Wars One and Two and describes the developments in aviation technology and armament from 1914 to 1945, as well as information on famous aces and their achievements.

Provides an overview of the Army Night Stalkers.

Contains entries that provide information about significant individuals, events, weapons, industries, strategies, and tactics in the nearly two hundred-year history of international airpower, arranged alphabetically from A-to-L, and includes cross-references, photographs, diagrams, and maps.

Photographs and text explain the technology and capabilities of the V-22 Osprey, and describes how the United States Air Force uses these aircrafts in military operations.

Provides a history of Area 51, detailing the process by which it has been constructed and outlining its true purpose. Relies on interviews with individuals who used to live and work there to describe what goes on inside Area 51 and profile some of the technologies that have been developed there. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Describes different types of air support used by the United States Army at various times in history, including aerial surveillance, cargo transport, attack, and evacuation.

This comprehensive volume examines the various crafts that have shifted the front lines of war to previously unimagined heights and depths and the tactics that have accompanied these developments.