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US AERIAL ARMAMENT IN WWII: THE ULTIMATE LOOK

Vol. 2 – Bombs, Bombsights and Bombing

Autore: William Wolf

Codice: 231907002

€ 88,00

Nitide foto, schemi e la riproduzione di manuali tecnici in questo secondo volume dedicato alle bombe, con capitoli sulla strategia, sulle bombe convenzionali, sui meccanismi di controllo e di lancio, sul radar ecc. 

Following 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.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Oltre 500 foto a colori e in bianco e nero

Pagine

320

Misure

22 x 29

Rilegato

SI

ISBN
9780764335242