The unique study by one of the world's foremost aerospace journalist is a complete biography of West's principal post-war jet bombers. It is the inside story of why each plane was developed, what it was meant to do, why it came out the way it did, and how it has been used.

English Electric Canberra -- Short SA.4 Sperrin -- Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant -- Hawker Siddeley Vulcan -- Handley Page Victor -- Dassault Mirage IV -- Boeing B-47 Stratojet -- Boeing-52 Stratofortress -- General Dynamics B-58 Hustler -- McDonnell Douglas A-3 Skywarrior and B-66 Destroyer -- North American Rockwell A-5 Vigilante -- North American B-70 Valkyrie -- North American Rockwell B-1.