{"product_id":"the-story-of-air-fighting","title":"THE STORY OF AIR FIGHTING","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA comprehensive history of air combat from WWI to modern warfare by legendary fighter ace Johnnie Johnson. Featuring firsthand accounts, strategic analysis, and stories of legendary pilots including Bader, Galland, and von Richthofen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780091598204\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0 09 159820 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHutchinson \u0026amp; Co. (Publishers Ltd)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e306\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 x 24 x 3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• GUERRES - BATAILLES\u003cbr\u003e• PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A fascinating and absorbing account of battles in the air and the men who fought them by one of the greatest air fighters of them all’ – \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly acclaimed as \u003cem\u003eFull Circle\u003c\/em\u003e when it appeared twenty years ago, and now brought fully up to date, this outstanding book by the great \u003cem\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/em\u003e fighter pilot, \u003cem\u003eJohnnie Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e, tells the story of fighting in the air from the \u003cem\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/em\u003e to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn enthralling “human” history, written around the fighter pilots themselves and the machines they flew, the book moves from 1914, when lone scouts in flimsy two-seaters spotted for the ground forces below and pilots duelled in the air with revolvers, to today’s jet and missile encounters. The author’s analysis of aerial strategy through the major conflicts of this century, and the achievements of the great fighter leaders on both sides, is full of thrilling first-hand stories of courage and accounts of such legendary aces as \u003cem\u003eOswald Boelcke\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eManfred von Richthofen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDouglas Bader\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdolf Galland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWerner Mölders\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRobin Olds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDon Blakeslee\u003c\/em\u003e, and outstanding Israelis who, for security reasons, cannot be named.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohnson\u003c\/em\u003e examines the \u003cem\u003eVietnam War\u003c\/em\u003e, which saw the introduction of a new generation of weapons and missiles; these profoundly altered the style of war both in the air and on the ground. He looks at the Arab\/Israeli clashes, in which fighters and weapons from the great arsenals of the superpowers were tested in air combat. He also considers the recent encounters of our \u003cem\u003eSea Harriers\u003c\/em\u003e in the \u003cem\u003eFalklands\u003c\/em\u003e, and, finally, the air battles of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top-scoring Allied fighter of the \u003cem\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/em\u003e, who also fought with the \u003cem\u003eUnited States Air Force\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eKorea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJohnnie Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e is supremely qualified to write this graphic and absorbing account. Superbly illustrated with photographs and line drawings, his book is one of the most readable and authoritative works available on air fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. E. 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