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Photographs and brief text describe the history, design, and uses of well-known planes flown by the Allies in World War II.

In the century following the Wright brothers' historic 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thousands of military aircraft have been designed and hundreds of thousands have been produced. From that massive aeronautic pantheon, two well-known aviation historians have selected the one hundred most significant military aircraft for this centennial tribute. From the U.S. Army's purchase of the world's first military aircraft from the Wright Brothers...

"Reveals and discusses the intricate internal workings of modern military aircrafts"--Provided by publisher.