This crucial reference tool provides you with a detailed listing of the aircraft operating in the world's air arms as well as the units that operate them. Country by country, you will find unrivalled intelligence on the air force, naval air arm, army aviation and related aircraft operators, including Air Order of Battle and location bases. You will also find expert assessment of the current inventory, plus future requirements, making Jane's World Air Forces an essential tool for threat assessment and market intelligence. Key contents include: National identity markings; Air Order of Battle including chains of command and bases; Inventories; Future procurement plans; Airbase location ma s A subscription to Jane's World Air Forces online gives you full search capabilities, a minimum of five-years archive and regular monthly updates to ensure that you always have the most current information available. Visit http //jwaf.janes.com to see the latest list of updates, browse the full contents listing and samples of the additional analysis unique to online subscribers. For independent overviews on land and sea forces we recommend Jane's World Armies, Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces an

A reproduction of Jane's All the World Aircraft, wartime editions.

Collins/Jane Combat Aircraft is a compact guide to modern fighters, bombers, helicopter gunships, maritime aircraft and advanced trainers in service with the world's airforces. Details of over 100 aircraft are given, drawing in information from the ultimate military authority, Jane's Information Group.

This is the authority on special forces, ideal for any level of military enthusiast. So if you want to know about special forces weapons or transport or even their elite use of surveillance equipment including human presence sensors then this is the kit you need.

Fighter Combat in the Jet Age covers the entire history of jet fighters in action, from the end of World War II to the present. Meticulously detailed, it features 300 photos, line drawings and graphs that reveal how jet fighters and their weapons have developed and improved, utterly changing the face of air combat. It also focuses on the key technological developments of the Cold War, such as the fighters built to intercept nuclear bombers and to dominate European skies in a Third World War. With combat examples from Southeast Asia, the Falklands and the Middle East, Fighter Combat in the Jet Age compares and contrasts the fighter aircraft of different nations and manufacturers. Also included are spreads with sidebars and boxes describing fighter tactics, major air battles, experimental weapons and famous pilots. It's enough to thrill aircraft enthusiasts of all ages.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives. "It takes a writer of rare power and discipline to carry off an achievement like A Map of the World. Hamilton proves here that she is one of the best." —Newsweek The Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as "that hippie couple" because of their well-educated, urban background, Howard and Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farm, he tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementary school. But their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbor's two-year-old daughter drowns in the Goodwins' pond while under Alice's care. Tormented by the accident, Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused of sexually abusing a student at the elementary school. Soon, Alice is arrested, incarcerated, and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspicious community. As a child, Alice designed her own map of the world to find her bearings. Now, as an adult, she must find her way again, through a maze of lies, doubt and ill will. A vivid human drama of guilt and betrayal, A Map of the World chronicles the intricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious, uncharted terrain. The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearing rural American life.