Air Warfare Illustrated Atlas

No single human invention has changed the nature of war more that the development of
the aeroplane. Air Warfare Illustrated Atlas is a highly illustrated and accessible
account of the development of aerial warfare, from the first skirmishes over the Western
Front in World War I to today’s hi-tech netcentric aerial battlespace.
Developing from unpowered observation hot air balloons in the 18th century and even
the older kite, aerial warfare has become a multibillion-dollar industry and has led to
many advances in technology and techniques such as aerodynamics, propulsion, radar
and use of composites and engineered materials such as carbon fibre.
Featuring more than 120 complex computer-generated battle maps and graphics, Air
Warfare Illustrated Atlas explores every major air battle to have taken place in the
world’s skies, as well as documenting the air element of campaigns such as Operation
Barbarossa, Operation Desert Storm and the Russia-Ukraine war. Extensively researched
text tells the history and the stories behind these battles concisely and clearly, alongside
more than 150 striking archive photographic images.