The book, The DC-3: 50 Years Of Legendary Flight represents a comprehensive pictorial review of the iconic Douglas DC-3 and its many derivatives.  "The DC-3: 50 Years Of Legendary Flight" first offers the reader incite into the design, development and use of this reliable and safe twin-engine aircraft.  This book also covers in great detail the distinctions between the many military variants of the DC-3 including the reasons behind why it was designed and built.  A unique aspect of "The DC-3: 50 Years Of Legendary Flight" is that it provides individual coverage to each of its separate careers.  Along the way, the reader will learn about its long time use by United Airlines, which flew the DC-3 from 1937 through 1953.  Also of interest, is how a 30-year old transport became a first-line combat aircraft with unprecedented firepower during the Vietnam War.  These DC-3s, nicknamed "Spooky" gun-ships, were modified to carry a wide assortment of offensive armament and were very much feared by enemy troops who had the misfortune to learn first-hand of their awesome firepower.  Perhaps the greatest testament to the longevity of the Douglas DC-3 is that by the mid 1980s, over 1,000 were still in use throughout the world.  The major sections of "The DC-3: 50 Years Of Legendary Flight" are as follows: 1) Acknowledgements; 2) About The Photographs; 3) Introduction; 4) Chapter 1 - Transport Evolution And Revolution; 5) Chapter 2 - Birth Of the DCs; 6) Chapter 3 - DST/DC-3, The Airplane; 7) Chapter 4 - The DC-3 Covers The World; 8) Chapter 5 - Foreign Manufacture; 9) Chapter 6 - U.S. Army Production DCs - XC-32 To C-117; 10) Chapter 7 - The C-47 Skytrain Series; 11) Chapter 8 - Drafted U.S. Army DCs; 12) Chapter 9 - U.S. Navy And British DCs; 13) Chapter 10 - The DC-3 In World War II; 14) Chapter 11 - The DC-3 In World War II; 15) Chapter 12 - The Super DC-3; 16) Chapter 13 - Condemned And Reprieved; 17) Chapter 14 - The Old Soldier Carries On; 18) Chapter 15 - Turboprop DC-3s; 19) Chapter 16 - DC-3 Monuments And Museum Pieces; 19) Appendix A - Specifications And Performance - DC-1, DC-2, DC-3; 20) Appendix B - DC-3 Production By Douglas; 21) Appendix C - Douglas DST/DC-3 Approved Type Certificates, Designations, And Customers; 22) Appendix D - The American DC-3 Fleet, 1985; 23) Appendix E - Military Colors And Markings For DC-3; 24) Appendix F - U.S. Army Serial Numbers For DC-2 And DC-3; 25) Appendix G - U.S. Navy Serial Numbers For DC-2 And DC-3 and 26) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "The DC-3: 50 Years Of Legendary Flight" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 313 black and white vintage photographs; 2) About 23 color photographs and 3) 11 black and white illustrations.  This book is 259 pages and is in very good overall condition but does have yellow highlighting on page 200 and the previous owners name rubber-stamped on several pages.  Edition published in 1986.