The book, Aircraft Of World War 2, is a richly illustrated publication that reviews 40 different aircraft types, all of which played significant roles in World War 2.  Within this book can be found 600 full-color scale drawings showing each of the covered aircraft in typical camouflage and markings.  These illustrations consist of five-view drawings of each type along with a selection of profiles of many variants shown in a multitude of markings.  In addition to informative captions, this book includes a brief history of each aircraft, along with concise technical data including the number produced, dimensions, weight, engines, performance and armament load.  In addition to an introduction, this book reviews the following aircraft: 1) Aichi D3A Val; 2) Avro Lancaster; 3) Bell P-39 Airacobra; 4) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress; 5) Boeing B-29 Superfortress; 6) Bristol Blenheim; 7) Chance Vought F4U Corsair; 8) Consolidated B-24 Liberator; 9) Curtiss P-40; 10) De Haviland D.H. 98 Mosquito; 11) Dornier Do 17, 215 and 217; 12) Douglas A-20 Havoc and Boston; 13) Douglas C-47 and Dakota; 14) Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Ta 152; 15) Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C Condor; 16) Grumman TBF and TBM Avenger; 17) Grumman F4F, F6F and F8F; 18) Hawker Hurricane; 19) Hawker Typhoon and Tempest; 20) Heinkel He 111; 21) Ilyushin IL-2 and 10 Stormovik; 22) Junkers Ju 52/3m; 23) Junkers Ju 87; 24) Junkers Ju 88; 25) Lavochkin LAG G-3 to La-11; 26) Lockheed P-38 Lightning; 27) Messerschmitt Bf 109; 28) Messerschmitt Bf 110; 29) Messerschmit Me 262; 30) Mitsubishi G4M Betty; 31) Mitsubishi A6M Zero; 32) North American B-25 Mitchell; 33) North American P-51 Mustang; 34) Petlyakov Pe-2; 35) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt; 36) Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79 Sparviero; 37) Short Sunderland; 38) Supermarine Spitfire; 39) Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington and 40) Yakovlev Yak-1, 3, 7 and 9.  This book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in World War 2 aircraft and is particularly useful as a reference for modelers and students of aircraft development alike.  This book is 208 pages and is in good condition.  The author is Bill Gunston.  Edition published in 1982.