| With the birth of the jet age at the end of World War II, military combat planes acquired new, highly efficient capabilities. This exciting, well-researched coloring book sends you flying high as you read about and color accurate illustrations of these historic aircraft. Forty-four finely detailed illustrations depict a low-flying U.S. F-117 Stealth fighter, and aircraft carrier-based F-18, a Tornado GRI, a Russian-built MiG-15 and a host of others, including a McDonnell Douglas F-15, Mitsubishi F-1, Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, Northrop F-5, and Grumman F9F Cougar. Accompanied by fact-filled captions that provide a brief description of each plane, these clear and accurately rendered illustrations bring to life all the drama of the quest for air superiority. Paperback, 44 black-and-white illustrations, 13 color illustrations on covers, 48 pages.ISBN:486403572. DOVER |
