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Storm of eagles : the greatest aviation photographs of World War II / John Dibbs & Kent Ramsey ; with text by Lieutenant Colonel Robert Renner, USAF.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Chartwell Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2019Copyright date: ©2017Description: 245 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780785837169
  • 0785837167
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The Third Reich moves on Europe -- Battle for Britain -- The bear in the East -- Waking the giant -- War in the med -- CBI Theatre -- Liberating Europe -- War in the Pacific.
Summary: "Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a fully illustrated coffee-table book that brings together classic as well as never-before-seen wartime images. Compiled by one of the world's premier aviation photographers and historians, this remarkable volume is a must-have for anyone interested in World War II aviation"--Publisher's description.
List(s) this item appears in: 2023 National Aviation Week
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Oversize 940.544 D543 Available 33111009689254
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library Oversize 940.544 D543 Available 33111008239341
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that brings together breathtaking classic and never-before-seen wartime images of pilots and their aircraft.



Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia, as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots of World War II engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies--whoever won the skies would win the war. Compiled by one of the world's premier aviation photographers and historians, and including rare, masterfully restored images of aircraft like the Supermarine Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, and the Messerschmitt 109, this remarkable volume is a must-have for anyone interested in World War II aviation.

Includes index.

The Third Reich moves on Europe -- Battle for Britain -- The bear in the East -- Waking the giant -- War in the med -- CBI Theatre -- Liberating Europe -- War in the Pacific.

"Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a fully illustrated coffee-table book that brings together classic as well as never-before-seen wartime images. Compiled by one of the world's premier aviation photographers and historians, this remarkable volume is a must-have for anyone interested in World War II aviation"--Publisher's description.

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