Great Book of Combat Aircraft begins with the origins of military aviation, complete with vintage photos of pilots and machines of a bygone era. It traces the evolution of these devastating works of technology, with sections on the rise of the bomber, the birth of the monoplane, and the role of electronics and missiles.

As the story unfurls, it reveals the dramatic events of past and recent conflicts fought in the skies, over land and sea, covering everything from the First World War to the Cold War. Here, you’ll discover the fiercest aircraft from the United States, Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and beyond.

This fully illustrated book ends with a look toward the future in terms of both aircraft and strategy. In the hands of a single military leader, these sophisticated weapons can be as powerful as an entire army would have been in the past.