THE WAR IN THE AIR — a pictorial history of World War II Air Forces in combat with 1250 illustrations —
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( square back binding ) |
| Condition | Damaged dust jacket |
| Author(s) | Gene Gurney |
| Publisher | Crown Publishers, Inc. |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Published date |
First published 1962 Third printing 1964 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 22 x 28.5 x 2.5 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE • AVIATION MILITAIRE |
Description
Major Gene Gurney, USAF, reviewed over 1,000,000 action photographs before choosing the 1,250 which appear in this dramatic story of air power in World War II. He has selected 50 of the best combat photographs which Edward Steichen took for the U.S. Navy, as well as some of Clayton Knight's on-the-scene sketches of the Twentieth Air Force in the Pacific.
Here are many photographs never before published of Japanese, Russian, and German air activities; also, previously restricted photographs and information from the USAAF wartime publication, Impact. In addition, the book contains hundreds of photographs of the Royal Air Force in all combat theatres, taken from the collection of the Imperial War Museum in London.
The War in the Air begins with an account of the years after World War I, and follows the growth and development of the airplane until its emergence as the primary combat weapon of World War II. Combat pictures follow the progress of the war in the air from its beginning in 1939 in Poland, through all areas of the world until the close of hostilities in 1945. Major Gurney has used the findings of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey to back up his thesis that air power was the decisive factor in the Allied victory over the Axis powers.
To help readers locate and identify every plane flown during World War II, a unique photo index has been devised. This consists of a silhouette of each plane followed by the number of every page on which the plane is mentioned or pictured.