Provides a complete history of aerial warfare from 1911 to the Gilf War; comprehensive text describes each campaign in detail; first-hand accounts of combat action from the pilots who fought; contains hundreds of contemporary photographs, many in color; lavishly illustrated with highly detailed color profiles and three-view artworks of the main aircraft types throughout history.

"This material was previously published in 1997 in The Aerospace encyclopedia of air warfare vols. I and II"--Title page verso. Includes index.

1911-1945: World War I and the inter-war years -- World War II in Europe -- Turning point -- World War II in the Pacific -- 1945 to the Gulf War: Cold War -- Asia -- Middle East -- Africa -- Americas -- Index.