More than 25 years after their first publication, William T. Larkins's illustrated surveys of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft remain two of the most valuable books about these airplanes ever written. First published in 1959 and 1961, and long out of print, these two volumes have become classics eagerly sought in the rare-books market by aviation buffs worlwide. They have become the criteria against which serious aviationin research is measured. With over 1,000 photographs combined, they remain the definitive record of the formative years of Navy and Marine Corps aviation.