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CONTROL NUMBER |
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000040786861 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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CaOOAMICUS |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20120703 .0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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110617s2012 enkab j 001 0 eng |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781409531562 (pbk.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1409531562 (pbk.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781601302762 (EDC Pub.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1601302762 (EDC Pub.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780794531249 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0794531245 |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
CaBVA |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
623.7464 |
Edition number |
23 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Brook, Henry. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Fighter planes / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Henry Brook ; designed by Helen Edmonds and Tom Lalonde ; illustrated by Adrian Roots and John Fox ; picture strips illustrated by Staz Johnson ; edited by Alex Frith and Jane Chisholm ; fighter planes expert: Lauren Woodard. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Usborne, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2012. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
80 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; |
Dimensions |
21 cm. |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
What is a fighter plane? -- Deadly weapons -- Dogfights -- In the cockpit -- The birth of the fighter -- Air aces -- A need for speed -- The Battle of Britain -- Warbirds -- Fighters at sea -- The first jet fighter -- Going supersonic -- Stealth fighters -- The HUD -- Air-to-air missiles -- Evasive action -- Secrets of flight -- On the ground -- Aircraft carriers -- No runways --- Multirole fighters -- High flyers -- Bailing out -- Filling up -- Future fighters -- Fighters on the internet. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Fighter planes |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Fox, John. |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Johnson, Staz. |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Roots, Adrian. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |