Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II: 1939-45

by Robin Higham (Editor), Abigail T. Siddall (Editor), Carol Williams (Editor)

Overview

Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811739870
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II , #1
Edition description:	2021 Edition
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	674,180
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Robin Higham served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and was a professor of history at Kansas State University. Former editor of Aerospace Historian, he wrote or edited numerous works on aviation history.