U.S. Aerial Armament in World War II - The Ultimate Look: Vol.2: Bombs, Bombsights, and Bombing - Hardcover

Wolf, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764335243 ISBN 13: 9780764335242

Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2010

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Reseña del editor:

ollowing his previous "Ultimate Look" volumes on the B-29, B-32, B-18, and B-25, and volume one in the series on guns, ammunition, and turrets, Wolf continues his definitive history of U.S. aerial armament in World War II. Drawing from his extensive library, microfilm archives, and technical manuals Wolf covers the development of Bombs and Bombing Theory and Strategy; an extensive chapter on Conventional Bombs and Fuses; Bomb Handling and Release and Control Mechanisms; an extensive chapter on Conventional and Radar Bombsights; The Bombardier; Bombing Missions Described; Bombing Tactics; Effects of Bombs; Miscellaneous Ordnance. Volume 3, available later in 2010, will cover Air-Dropped, Air-Launched, and Secret Aerial Weapons.

Biografía del autor:

Dr. William Wolf has written fourteen books and numerous articles on World War II aviation combat and is an avid collector and historian, having over 22,000 World War II books and magazines, three miles of microfilm, and thousands of photos in his library, along with numerous pieces of World War II aviation memorabilia and aces' autographs.

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• Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0764335243
• ISBN 13: 9780764335242
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320