Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1915-1945: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age

by Jon Guttman

An International History of the Development, Competition, and Deployment of High-Speed, Maneuverable, Fighter Aircraft During the Era of the World Wars
Of all military aircraft, fighter planes hold a mystique all their own. Perhaps it is because fighters can afford the least compromise: when the goal is to seize and maintain control of the air, the confrontation is direct. During World War I, the concept of air superiority took hold and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159416200X
• ISBN13: 9781594162008
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 10.0"