Discusses the design, development, and tactics of modern jet fighters, including the U.S. Sabre and USSR MIG from World War II to the Arab Israeli War of 1967, their importance in electronic air surveillance and flight interception and Charles Yeager's record flight.Discusses the design, development, and tactics of modern jet fighters from World War II to the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 and their importance in electronic air surveillance and flight interception

Recounts famous flights of the 1920s and 1930s--from the first transatlantic flight of 1919, early air mail, and the North Pole's exploration to Lindbergh's 1928 record flight and the first flights over Mt. Everest

Traces the development of warships from the wooden vessels of earlier centuries through the battleships of the world wars to the carriers and submarines of today.

A brief history of military aircraft from World War I to the present.

A brief history of modern rocketry from its first experimental stages in the 1920's to the sophisticated strategic and tactical missiles of today.

'Traces the brief history of aircraft used in war.'