Military Aircraft, Tanks and Warships Visual Encyclopedia

More than 1000 colour illustrations

Robert Jackson, David Ross, Jim Winchester (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

2024
Amber Books (Verlag)
978-1-83886-409-5 (ISBN)

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From the F-22 Raptor to nuclear submarines, Military Aircraft, Tanks & Warships Visual Encyclopedia is a fascinating guide to aircraft, tanks and ships from the beginning of the Cold War to the present day with each entry or variant illustrated with a full-colour artwork with an informative caption and technical specifications.

From early jets to the F-22 Raptor, from the Centurion A41 tank to the Bradley M2, from aircraft carriers to nuclear submarines, Military Aircraft, Tanks & Warships Visual Encyclopedia is a fascinating guide to aircraft, tanks and ships from the beginning of the Cold War to the present day.
Arranged by type and then chronologically within each type, each entry or variant is illustrated with an excellent full-colour artwork, showing in great detail its characteristics and markings, and completed with an informative caption and technical specifications.
Ranging from the Korean War to Vietnam, from India and Pakistan to the Arab-Israeli conflict, from the Falklands to Afghanistan and Iraq, the book includes main battle tanks, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, amphibious tanks, fighter jets, interceptors, bombers, transport aircraft, Stealth bombers, aircraft carriers, destroyers and submarines.
With 850 outstanding colour artworks, Military Aircraft, Tanks & Warships Visual Encyclopedia is an authoritatively researched book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in modern military technology.

Robert Jackson is a former pilot and navigational instructor. Now a full-time writer in military, naval and aviation affairs, he has over 90 books to his name, including Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft and Warplanes of World War II. He lives in Darlington, County Durham, UK. David Ross specialises in maritime, engineering and railway history and he has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects. His most recent books are Abandoned Industrial Places, Rail Journeys, Bridges, Coast, Lighthouses, Ships Visual Encyclopedia, The Essential Naval Identification Guide: Submarines 1914–Present, Great Warships and The World’s Greatest Battleships. Jim Winchester has many years’ experience writing about aviation. He is the author of several books including Fighter, Classic Airliners: Lockheed Constellation and Flight International’s World Aircraft and Systems Directory.

Introduction

Cold War Military

Aircraft Military

Aircraft of the Modern Era

Cold War Tanks and AFVs

Modern Era Tanks and AFVs

Warships 1945–Present

Features the following:

Military Aircraft
De Havilland Spider Crab
Lockheed P-80
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 ‘Fargo’
Saab J 21R
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
North American FJ-1 Fury
McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee
Canberra
B-2
North American F-51D Mustang
Gloster Meteor F.8
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ‘Fagot’
Ilyushin Il-28 ‘Beagle’
North American F-86 Sabre
F-82G Twin Mustang Lockheed
F-94B Starfire
Vickers Valiant B(K).1
Handley Page Victor B.2
Avro Vulcan B.1
Avro Vulcan B.2
Hawker Hunter
Bell X-1A
North American X-15
Northrop X-24
Grumman F9F-2 Panther
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Hawker Sea Fury FB.2
Dassault Mystere
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31
Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
U-2
Dassault Mirage
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
AV-8A Harrier
Tupolev Tu-95 ‘Bear’
Dassault Super Etendard
C-130E Hercules
Sea Harrier
Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Vought A-7 and F-8
Panavia Tornado
SEPECA T Jaguar
Grumman Intruder and Prowler
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
McDonnell F-15 Eagle
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk
Fairchild Republic A-10A N/AW Thunderbolt II
General Dynamics F-111
Northrop B-2
Shenyang FT-6
Eurofighter Typhoon
Dassault Rafale
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
F-22 Raptor

Tanks
Centurion A41
M103 Heavy Tank
T -10
Conqueror
M47 Patton I
Type 59
T -54/55
M48
Centurion Mk 5
Magach (Israeli M148)
PT-76
AMX-13
ASU-57 self-propelled gun
M75 tracked APC
M113A1 tracked APC
BTR 40 wheeled APC
Saladin
Alvis Saracen
M42
BAV-485 amphibious vehicle
T-62
M-60
AMX-30
Leopard 1
Chieftain Mk 5
Khalid
T-72
M107 self-propelled gun
M109
ZSU-23-4 Shilka
Flakpanzer 1 Gepard
Spartan
Marder
Panhard M3
Ratel 20
Scorpion
M706
L VTP-5
Merkava
Type 69
T -80
Challenger 1
M1A2 Abrams
AMX-40
Scorpion 90
Marder BMR-600 Dragoon
Leopard 2 T -90
Al Khalid
Leclerc
Bradley M2
Warrior

Warships
George Washington
John F. Kennedy
Invincible
Clemenceau
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Iwo Jima
Vittorio Veneto
Tarawa
Ivan Rogov
Long Beach
Galveston
Ticonderoga
Bunker Hill
Kirov
Santisima Trinidad 1982
Tromp
Nautilus
Dreadnought sub
Resolution
Kursk
Charles de Gaulle
Ronald Reagan
Mistral
New York
Zumwalt
Sachsen
Daring

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.03.2024
Reihe/Serie	Encyclopedias
Zusatzinfo	Index; Illustrations, color
Sprache	englisch
Maße	225 x 285 mm
Gewicht	1710 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Technik
ISBN-10	1-83886-409-1 / 1838864091
ISBN-13	978-1-83886-409-5 / 9781838864095
Zustand	Neuware