The book, Aircraft: Fighters And Bombers In Action, tells the exciting history of the rise of military aircraft from the first days of observation balloons and the pioneer warplanes of World War I to the sophisticated, multi-role machines that dominate the battlefields of the 1970s.  The major sections of this book include the following: 1) The Early Days; 2) World War I; 3) The Inter-War Years; 4) World War II; 5) The Post-War Years; 6) Index and 7) Acknowledgments.  The Aircraft Data Section at the back of the book includes the following: 1) Details of Important Aircraft and 2) Rate of Aircraft Development 1903 - 1974.  In addition to an informative text, this book includes the following features: 1) Approximately 153 vintage black and white photographs; 2) 10 color photographs; 3) 8 full color aircraft illustrations; 4) Approximately 12 black and white aircraft illustrations and 5) Numerous data tables and maps.  This book is 144 pages and as a former library book is in fair condition.  The author is Christopher Chant with an introduction by Aram Bakshian, Jr.  Edition published in 1975.