| Author: | Frederick Oughton | ISBN: | 9781787208155 |
| Publisher: | Valmy Publishing | Publication: | July 31, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Valmy Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frederick Oughton |
| ISBN: | 9781787208155 |
| Publisher: | Valmy Publishing |
| Publication: | July 31, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Valmy Publishing |
| Language: | English |
THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN THE AIR…MANNOCK, McCUDDEN, VON RICHTHOFEN, UDET…TRUE STORIES OF THE GREATEST ACES
At the beginning of World War I the military potential of the airplane was completely unknown….THE ACES tells the stories of the hardy men who converted the skies over France and Germany into a modern jousting field.
“The general aim of this book is twofold: to uncover the personalities of the men called ‘aces’, and to show the reader the actual birth of courage and tenacity in wartime airpower, a heritage now shared equally by the air forces of the world.”—Frederick Oughton, Introduction
THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN THE AIR…MANNOCK, McCUDDEN, VON RICHTHOFEN, UDET…TRUE STORIES OF THE GREATEST ACES
At the beginning of World War I the military potential of the airplane was completely unknown….THE ACES tells the stories of the hardy men who converted the skies over France and Germany into a modern jousting field.
“The general aim of this book is twofold: to uncover the personalities of the men called ‘aces’, and to show the reader the actual birth of courage and tenacity in wartime airpower, a heritage now shared equally by the air forces of the world.”—Frederick Oughton, Introduction
