Air warfare : an international encyclopedia
2002
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"¿́¿This two-volume encyclopedic work on aerial combat comprises important facts about air warfare, from the biplane aces of the Great War to the top guns of the 21st century. The articles are written by a cadre of some 100 international experts ¿́¿ including many veterans of combat. With photos, diagrams, and maps, and more than 900 entries that include the first, the best, the worst, the fastest, the highest, and the latest. Relevant for experts in the field yet comprehensible to the general reader.¿́¿ -- SAF Professional Reading Programme, 4th Edition. ¿́¿ Recommended General References.
Main title:
Air warfare : an international encyclopedia / edited by Walter J. Boyne ; associate editors, Michael Fopp ... [et al.] ; foreword by Michael J. Dugan.
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Imprint:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2002.
Collation:
2 v. (xxxiv, 771 p.) : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. 727-731) and index.
Contents:
v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z.
ISBN:
1576077292 (ebook)1576073459 (alk paper)
Dewey class:
358.4003
LC class:
UG628UG628 AIR
Language:
English
BRN:
12945