Profiles important fighter aircrafts since the end of World War II, including specifications such as armament, weight, speed, and range.

Features more than 150 illustrations and photographs as well as detailed specifications on fighter planes and reconnaissance aircraft from 1939-1945.

A high-flying thriller of a desperate plot to steal the top-secret Russian warplane code-named "Firefox"--And fly it out of the Soviet Union through the world's most lethal air defense system.

"The boundless sky's peace and dangers are normally reserved for nature's aviators or for members of the elite fraternity/sorority of fighter pilots - or for readers of this new, fast-paced novel by Ed Cobleigh. Be elevated by tightly written, flowing prose to the exhilarating world of flight. Experience new insights into the world of the lucky few who view clouds from above. Follow the perilous life of a peregrine falcon along California's wild Central...

"This is the story of the first air war in which jet aircraft played a central role. Once-formidable fighters such as the P-51 Mustang and F4U Corsair, both propeller-driven, now relinquished their air superiority role to a new generation of faster, jet-powered fighters. At the beginning of the war, P-80 Shooting Star, F9F Panther, and other jets under the UN flag dominated North Korea's prop-driven air force. The balance would shift with the arrival...

"From medieval battles to supersonic and stealth technology, discover fascinating facts about military machines and how they've developed to meet the ever-changing demands of warfare"--P. [4] of cover.

Like a spectral presence, a hand clutching a gold piece emerges from the ice of a calving glacier near the small town where Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell is investigating the brutal murder of a 74-year-old woman. The hand belonged to an army soldier killed with his crewmates in the crash of the World War II army plane entombed by the glacier a half century ago.