Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets And Gun Positions - Couverture souple

Nijboer, Donald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1550464868 ISBN 13 : 9781550464863

Editeur : Boston Mills Press, 2006

Synopsis

Inside the gunners' turrets of World War II's finest fighter aircraft

In this superb book, aviation experts Donald Nijboer and Dan Patterson expose the firing positions of World War II aircraft and show the gunners' turrets in which so many young airmen fought and died. Here are the stories from veteran gunners that describe in spirited detail what it was like to fly in and fight from World War II's classic aircraft.

Gunner provides documented accounts of men who learned to shoot at moving targets from a moving platform, facing the terrible odds of survival in this highly dangerous combat environment. Aircraft profiled include:

• Boeing B-17 Superfortress
• Messerschmitt ME 410
• Avro Lancaster
• Grumman TBF Avenger
• Douglas A-20 Havoc
• Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik
• Bristol Blenheim

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Donald Nijboer is the author of Graphic War: The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II; and the co-author, with photographer Dan Patterson, of Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors and Cockpits of the Cold War. He lives in Toronto.

Dan Patterson is the co-author of the landmark five-volume Aviation Century series and the recipient of the first annual Combs Award, honoring his contribution to the photographic preservation of America's air and space heritage. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Boston Mills Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1550464868
• ISBN 13: 9781550464863
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible