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Author : Gene Gurney
Release : 1973
Genre : Air pilots
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Book Synopsis Flying Aces of World War I by : Gene Gurney
Download or read book Flying Aces of World War I written by Gene Gurney. This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip Kaplan
Release : 2007-03-22
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II by : Philip Kaplan
Download or read book Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II written by Philip Kaplan. This book was released on 2007-03-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary German fighter aces of World War II. It explains why only a small minority of pilots - those in whom the desire for combat overrode everything - accounted for so large a proportion of the victories. It surveys the skills that a successful fighter pilot must have - a natural aptitude for flying, marksmanship, keen eyesight - and the way in which fighter tactics have developed. The book examines the history of the classic fighter aircraft that were flown, such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke Wulf Fw 190, and examines each type's characteristics, advantages and disadvantages in combat. The accounts of the experiences of fighter pilots are based on archival research, diaries, letters, published and unpublished memoirs and personal interviews with veterans. The pilots included are Werner Molders, Gunther Rall, Adolf Galland, Erich Hartmann and Johannes Steinhoff.
Author : Linda Bailey
Release : 1992
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 943/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage? by : Linda Bailey
Download or read book How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage? written by Linda Bailey. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, Stevie and her partner have a thief to catch.
Author : Joe Gleeson
Release : 2017-05-17
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Irish Aces of the RFC and the RAF in the First World War by : Joe Gleeson
Download or read book Irish Aces of the RFC and the RAF in the First World War written by Joe Gleeson. This book was released on 2017-05-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First World War had an enormous impact on Ireland. Over 240,000 Irish men and women volunteered to serve with the Allied forces, suffering almost 40,000 casualties. The Irish contribution to the air war remains overlooked, not just in Ireland, but also by historians generally. Although just 6,000 Irish served with the Allied flying services at a cost of 500 casualties, their impact was out of all proportion to their numbers. The contribution of Irish aces of the RFC and RAF to the Allied cause was enormous, just over thirty of whom accounted for 400 enemy aircraft. Irishmen such as Mannock, McElroy and Hazell were among the highest-scoring pilots of the war. Some were revered by their men, others were controversial figures – reckless with their own lives and those under their command – but many of their stories remain untold. This book seeks to restore all those who were written out of Irish history, while also providing for their achievements to be considered in the overall context of the first air war. Illustrations: 24 black-and-white photographs
Author : Victor Kulikov
Release : 2013-04-20
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Russian Aces of World War 1 by : Victor Kulikov
Download or read book Russian Aces of World War 1 written by Victor Kulikov. This book was released on 2013-04-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa – battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei – fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. Indeed, during three years of war they claimed more than 200 Austro-Hungarian and German aircraft shot down, creating 13 aces – these elite aviators accounted for around half of the victories claimed on the Eastern Front. Pilots flew a variety of fighter types, with French Nieuport scouts and SPAD VIIs proving to be the most popular, and effective, aeroplanes to see service on this front. The exploits of these aces are detailed here, with information based on material newly sourced by the author from Russian military and private archives. Many previously unpublished photographs are used to illustrate this book, supported by full-colour profiles that reveal how striking some of the aces' fighters were in this often-forgotten theatre of World War 1.
