The Illustrated Directory of Fighters

by Mike Spick

Book Overview

This fact-packed A to Z reference features extensive data (including dimensions, performance, armaments, and variants) on more than 200 of the world's fighter aircraft from World War I to the present... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840653841
• ISBN13: 9781840653847
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Chrysalis Books
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A COLORFUL COMPENDIUM OF AVIATION HISTORY

"The Illustrated Directory of Fighters" is just what its title suggests--a photo & fact laden pictorial history of fighter aircraft of every make and caliber from WWI biplanes to contemporary stealth interceptors. Each aircraft is provided with complete stats for quick reference, and concise but thorough commentary from author Mike Spick fleshes out each plane's profile, complete with user history and head-to-head combat records where available. An opinionated writer, Spick is not above labeling particularly ineffective weapons "turkeys" and his overall evaluations of most of the planes are dead-on. All the most famous fighters of history are featured, from the Sopwith Camel and Fokker Dr 1 to the Zero and P-51 mustang up to the modern F-22 Raptor and Su-27, and many lesser-known designs (such as the Italian Fiat CR 42 Falco and Japanese Shiden-Kai) are given their due as well. Highly informative and surprisingly readable, highlighted by hundreds of exciting photographs, this is a great sourcebook for all military and/or aviation enthusiasts.