Warplanes & Air Battles Of World War II (1973) By Bernard Fitzsimons
 
A Concise Reference book from the Publishers of Purnell's History of the Second World War.
 
Main Chapters include:
 
1. Air Power: 1939
2. Battle of Britain
3. Bomber Command: British Bombing Policy to December 1940
4. The Struggle for Crete
5. Desert Air War
6. The 1000 Bomber Raid
7. Pearl Harbor
8. Air War in the Far East
9. The Duel Over Germany: RAF Bombing Offensive, July 1943-March 1944
10. The Rescue of Mussolini
11. Build-up for D-Day
12. Fire Raids on Japan
13. The Dams Raid and After
14. The Nuclear Raids
15. Bombing: The RAF Case

There are also smaller chapters of first-hand accounts of battles and missions as well as many pages of color plates of WW2 aircraft. It is also well illustrated with photographs.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
160 pages
In Good Condition