Автор: John C. Fredriksen
Название: International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914-2000
Издательство: ABC-CLIO
Год: 2001
ISBN: 978-1576073643
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 11,6 mb
Страниц: 387
John Fredriksen’s book on international warbirds is a very welcome addition to the literature, for it goes beyond the conventional approach of most books on combat aircraft, which tend to emphasize only statistics, nomenclature, and operational history. John includes all of these, of course, but he adds a human dimension that enlivens each of his descriptions and lets us see behind the machine to the people involved.
As one reads through the book, three things become apparent. The first of these is the high quality of designers in all countries; the second is the critical nature of timing; and the third is the often overlooked importance of scale.