AIR WARFARE. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF 20TH CENTURY CONFLICT. by Cooksley, Peter G - 1997

London: Arms and Armour, 1997. 287 pp, 10" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps. "This compilation of facts, figures and accounts provides a comprehensive reference for students (of aviation) at all levels. They will find comments on the inventors and manufacturers, the planners and strategists, the daring test pilots and the combative fighter and bomber crews; they will be able to mark the impact of each avionic advance, trace how and why it came to be and the nature of its deployment; they will note the devotion of the leading nations to air power, as a means of securing the peace as well as winnng wars; they will be able to chart the epoch-making crews of von Richthofen's 'flying circus', of Britain's famous 'Few' in the Battle of Britain, of America's great aircraft manufacturing strength which enabled the Allies to carry the air war back to Germany, of hi-tech airborne weaponry which changed the face of war forever." A remainder mark on top of the text block, a very small bump at the bottom of the rear hinge, a minor 4" line indentation on the front board, a few tiny dents on the bottom edge of the boards. Dust jacket has very minor edgw wrinkling, minor rubbing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+.