This volume provides a useful guide to the aircraft manufactured in Britain during WWII, including such fighters as Spitfire, Hurricane, and Tempest; bombers such as Blenheim, Halifax, and Wellington; and a miscellany of other aircraft such as Sunderland, Anson, Tiger Moth, and Austers.

Focusing in particular upon Germany, Japan and Italy, this guide shows the design and firepower of fighter bombers during World War II. It describes the aircraft, their pilots and their bombing missions in detail, and the construction of each country's air forces and fighting strategies.

Over 130 American warplanes profiled alphabetically, illustrated with full specifications and a brief history of each plane.

A detailed sourcebook covers 133 different types of American aircraft that were used during the second World War, and includes 170 color drawings, 177 photographs, eighty-seven diagrams, and thorough descriptions.