Product Description: Cockpit is an unprecedented look inside many of the most revered and feared fighters of World War II. That period in history was a hot bed in the area of developing and perfecting propeller-driven aircraft interiors. Featured are rare inside shots of extra-ordinary Japanese and German aircraft, plus the best of the United States and the United Kingdom...read more

While there is no shortage of books on Second World War fighter aircraft, Cockpit is the first book to take us inside so many of the most revered and feared fighters and bombers of the war, including rare shots of Japanese and German aircraft interiors. Built during the crisis of war, the cockpits and aircraft featured in this book were marvels of technology and ingenuity. A candid "pilot's perspective" accompanies the story of each plane. Cockpit offers an unprecedented inside view of these extraordinary airplanes and the men who flew them.