Rare Birds

Rare Birds

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Rare Birds

Forgotten Aircraft of the Second World War




Author:Charles R. G. Bain
Language:English
Format:Hardcover
Dimensions:6.15" x 9.25"
Pages:240
Photos:78 photographs 34 in color
Publisher:Fonthill Media
ISBN:9781781555248
Item No. 9781781555248



The Second World War saw the apex of piston-engine aircraft design, and ushered the world into the jet age. Anybody who studies aviation will know the names: Spitfire, Mustang, Zero, Messerschmitt, Shturmovik. But there were many more aircraft to take to the skies before and during the war, and frequently their stories remain unknown. This book seeks to tell those stories, to bring to the fore the forgotten warbirds. From the valiant Poles fighting the might of the Luftwaffe in their obsolescent craft, to the varied and excellent craft of the French Armée De l’Air, to the graceful craft of Italy’s Regia Aeronautica. With stops around the globe, this book seeks to tell the tales of the forgotten or the doomed or the never-quites. The stories of these aircraft, drawn from Allies and Axis nations alike, bring forth a fuller picture of aviation during the greatest airborne conflict in world history. Telling these stories will give readers an interesting, and informative, look into the past—with personal reflections and a call to arms for the study of history itself.