Owen Thetford (1923–1996)

The first edition of this book, when published in 1962 earned world-wide acclaim as the most comprehensive reference on German combat aircraft of the First World War. The second revised edition incorporated a large proportion of new photographs, most of them never previously published. This new impression is a reprint of that edition. The entire text has been checked against original German sources, and over 500 aircraft are described and illustrated, covering two-seater fighters, show more multi-engined bombers, triplane and monoplane fighters, and seaplanes. show less

colour frontispiece, xvii pages of adverts & prelims, (including a feature on air-sea rescue), followed by double page description, photos and large three-view line drawing (many folding) of 70 aircraft, plus a further 5 pages of index to the 7 volumes at the end. Many full-page plates depict planes of Great Britain, the U.S., Germany, Australia, and Japan. Illustrated as well with technical drawings. Includes several folding plates.