{"product_id":"the-war-in-the-air-a-pictorial-history-of-world-war-ii-air-forces-in-combat-with-1250-illustrations","title":"THE WAR IN THE AIR —  a pictorial history of World War II Air Forces in combat with 1250 illustrations —","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249); padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-left: 4px solid rgb(100, 115, 130);\"\u003eA comprehensive pictorial history of World War II air combat featuring over 1,250 photographs from Allied and Axis air forces. Includes rare images from U.S., British, German, Japanese and Russian archives, documenting aerial warfare from 1939-1945.\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\" style=\"width: 99.915%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDamaged dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGene Gurney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrown Publishers, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e352\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published 1962\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThird printing 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 x 28.5 x 2.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9322%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.6263%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e\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 data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"472\"\u003eMajor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"843\"\u003eHere are many photographs never before published of Japanese, Russian, and German air activities; also, previously restricted photographs and information from the USAAF wartime publication, \u003cem data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"672\"\u003eImpact\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition, the \u003cem data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"697\"\u003ebook\u003c\/em\u003e contains hundreds of photographs of the Royal Air Force in all combat theatres, taken from the collection of the Imperial War Museum in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1402\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eThe War in the Air\u003c\/em\u003e begins with an account of the years after World War I, and follows the growth and development of the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eairplane 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1651\"\u003eTo help readers locate and identify every plane flown during World War II, a unique photo index has been devised. 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