The war in the air a pictorial history of World War II air forces in combat Gurney, Gene creator author. text illustrated books. Illustrated works. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés. nyu 1962 monographic eng print 352 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Colonel Gurney, retired from the United States Air Force, chose 1,250 photographs of aircraft for this dramatic story of air power during World War II. Included are many never before published photographs of Japanese, Russian and German aircraft and air activities. Foreword / General Curtis E. LeMay, USAF -- Introduction -- The build-up -- Air war begins -- Battle of Britain -- Air war becomes global -- Defeat of the Luftwaffe -- Air war in the Pacific -- Photo-index of planes. by Gene Gurney ; with a foreword by Curtis E. LeMay. Includes index. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations Airplanes, Military Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations aériennes Avions militaires military aircraft Military operations, Aerial Airplanes, Military World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 1939-1945 fast D785 .G8 940.54 Gur War in the air Gurney, Gene. New York : Bonanza Books, ©1962 (OCoLC)654236939 62011809 LAL 821119 20220629150201.0 in00004584068 eng