{"product_id":"dive-bomber-peter-c-smith-9780811734547","title":"Dive Bomber!: Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II","description":"\u003cli\u003eDetails on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 \"Val,\" the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRiveting accounts of aerial combat \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes maps, diagrams, tables, and photos \u003cp\u003eFor many, it is a dive bomber that conjures the most dramatic, quintessential image of World War II: a screaming German Stuka hurtling toward the ground as part of the frightening blitzkrieg that opened the war. In this illustrated history of Allied and Axis dive bombers, Peter C. Smith traces these formidable aircraft from the earliest experiment, through the planes' first operation, to their emergence as devastatingly effective tools of aerial warfare in World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter C. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811734544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811734547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 6.27w x 1.09d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Peter C. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790060679423,"sku":"9780811734547","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2048007c-dd92-4c46-a755-218b54b94132.jpg?v=1707287841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dive-bomber-peter-c-smith-9780811734547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}