Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide

The part of this book that struck me most was its excellent photographs of all the historic aircraft it lists. This is a great guide to warbirds and other military aircraft from all around the world, providing detailed information on each.

Two of the reviewers below really missed the point of this book. It's not supposed to be a complete reference to every military aircraft ever built. It states clearly in the introduction that it's a guide to historic military aircraft that "...are airworthy, or have been classed as being airworthy..." That's why it doesn't include the FW-190, among others: because there aren't any FW-190s flying today. Get it? With that out of the way, I can say that this is a nice book. It's specifically useful for learning more about the warbirds that you are likely to see at airshows. The writing, photographs and format are *all* up to the usual Jane's standards. Recommended.

For a 13 yearold I must say that this book was one of those that if you can't remember the name to it, it will be right there! It is broken into 5 sections: World War I; Inter war aircraft; World War II; Post War; and Helicopters. The index is easy to use. You should really get this!! Even has different types of the same aircraft! All in All it is a GREAT book!