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100 _aCooke, Tim.
_d1961-
_eauthor.
_927861
245 1 0 _aFighter aircraft /
_cTim Cooke.
260 _aLondon :
_bWayland,
_c2015.
300 _a32 pages;
_billustrations (chiefly colour);
_c27 cm.
440 _939770
_aUltimate military machines
500 _a"The greatest flying gunships"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aIntroduction -- What is a fighter? -- Fighter role -- Airborne police -- Fighter firepower -- Fighter bombers -- Guns and Cannons -- Fighter crew -- Fighter tactics -- Fighter history -- Korean War -- Libya -- Falklands War -- Desert Storm -- Gallery -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index
520 _aExplore everything there is to know about the quickest of all military machines, the fighter jet. When it comes to aerial fighting, split seconds make the difference between life and death. This book follows the history of fighters from duelling pilots above the trenches of World War I to modern stealth aircrafts that enter enemy territory at speeds faster than the speed of sound. The Ultimate Military Machines series gives an up-close look at the most powerful weapons and fighting vehicles in the world and explains what makes them so lethal.
650 0 _aFighter planes
_vJuvenile literature.
_927885
650 0 _aFighter planes
_xHistory
_vJuvenile literature.
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