The book, Spy Plane and other Reconnaissance Aircraft, reviews the performance, reconnaissance capability and tactical role of the major "snoopers" operated by the world's air forces in the early 1990s.  While historically, aircraft used in the reconnaissance role were usually high performance aircraft capable of flying higher or at faster speeds than their adversaries, today's "snoopers" are just as likely to be basic aircraft that are "multi-tasking".  To the point, technological developments in optical and infrared information-gathering equipment allow even ungainly and basic aircraft to participate in reconnaissance duties for the intelligence services of the world's armed forces.  In fact, the technology is such that the equipment needed for reconnaissance missions can be packaged in interchangeable pods that can be mixed or matched depending on the mission and mounted on an aircraft's hard-points.  Also, while the reconnaissance missions of the 1950s and 1990s typically called for an aircraft to be put in harms way by flying it over a target, by the early 1990s this type of mission was being performed by a myriad of sophisticated space based satellites.  That said, the gathering of information especially from a tactical standpoint still requires the use of aircraft tasked for this type of mission.  The aircraft used for reconnaissance duties covered in this book are as follows: 1) Aardvark; 2) Atlantique; 3) Bear; 4) Bronco; 5) Canberra; 6) Dragon Lady; 7) Draken; 8) Etendard; 9) Ferret; 10) Fishbed; 11) Foxbat; 12) G-91R; 13) Guardrail; 14) Habu; 15) Hawkeye; 16) Hercules; 17) Jaguar; 18) Mirage F 1; 19) MirageIII/IV/5R; 20) Mohawk; 21) Nighthawk; 22) Nimrod; 23) Orion; 24) Photo Phantom; 25) Prowler; 26) Raven; 27) Sentry; 28) TARPS; 29) Thunderbolt; 30) Tigereye; 31) Tornado; 32) Viggen; 33) Viking and 34) Wild Weasel.   In addition to an informative narrative, "Spy Planes and other Reconnaissance Aircraft" includes the following features: 1) 1 black and white photograph and 2) Approximately 73 high quality color photographs.  "Spy Planes and other Reconnaissance Aircraft" is sure to appeal to both the aviation buff who responds to the strange appeal of aircraft designed for stealth and subterfuge, as well as, the modeler who is looking for accurate reference material to assist in the building of highly detailed models.  This book is 64 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Anthony M. Thornborough.  Edition published in 1991.