Overall this is a well presented and written book. But, it has many drawbacks including a lack of maps, tables, national insignia, and an index. The photographic content is limited 24 pages that are in black and white. This hardly does the subject matter justice, as many photos of current world air power can be found on the internet and in the many monthly publications. The air arms are listed in alphabetical order and includes a brief description of the history of each organization. The current strength is lumped into a paragraph at the end of each section and could use some clarification and elaboration. The specific bases and squadrons are not listed. This book also contains many omissions and errors. Most surprisingly the section with the most astonishing errors is on the United States. Several aircraft types are listed here as being in service that have already been retired from the U.S. military. These include the C-141, F-117, F-14, and T-37. The section on the U.S. army states that the RAH-66 has entered service, when it is well known that the program was cancelled in 2004. The huey is listed as still being in use in the hundreds when the army has only a handful left and has replaced many of the with the Lakota. The E-6 is incorrectly listed as a variant of the A-6 Intruder. Russia is listed as having 300 Mi-28N helicopters when only a handful are known to be in service. Saudia Arabia's acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon is not listed. Israel retired it's bell 212s some time ago. Paraguay did not actually recieve F-5s. The NH-90 and Tiger helicopters are indeed entering service but not yet in the numbers listed in some places. In other places the information does appear to be accurate and relatively up to date. In spite of its many faults, the book does provide a resonable overview of the state of world air power. The photos that are provided are of good quality. Hopefully a revised edition will be available in the near future with the necessary corrections. This book is a good start but more can be said and done here especially for the price.