Air Wars Between Ecuador and Peru Volumes 1-3

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For nearly two centuries, Ecuador and Peru were locked in one of the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running territorial disputes, rooted in conflicting interpretations of Spanish colonial decrees. Despite shared language, culture, and democratic traditions, the two neighbours clashed in three wars during the 20th century – in 1941, 1981, and 1995 – each conflict marked by bitter fighting in the air as well as on the ground.

This three-volume series offers the first authoritative, balanced, and fully illustrated history of these aerial wars, drawing on extensive archival research in Ecuador and Peru, as well as previously unpublished private sources.

Volume 1 covers the 1941 war, fought while the world’s attention was fixed on Europe, reconstructing the combat capabilities, operations, and outcomes of this overlooked conflict.
Volume 2 examines the sharp but limited clashes of 1981, with a detailed analysis of both air forces’ preparation, build-up, and combat performance.
Volume 3 documents the most violent of the three wars, in 1995, when both countries’ air arms fought with modernised forces shaped by decades of economic and political change.
Across the series, readers will find hundreds of exclusive photographs, detailed maps, and authentic colour profiles that bring to life the aircraft, tactics, and strategies employed. Balanced, deeply researched, and visually rich, these volumes provide an indispensable reference on one of Latin America’s most enduring conflicts.