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Marked for Death

2016-08-02 History
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Release : 2016-08-02
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Book Synopsis Marked for Death by : James Hamilton-Paterson

Download or read book Marked for Death written by James Hamilton-Paterson. This book was released on 2016-08-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic and fascinating account of aerial combat during World War I, revealing the terrible risks taken by the men who fought and died in the world's first war in the air. Little more than ten years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. Nearly forgotten in the war's massive overall death toll, some 50,000 aircrew would die in the combatant nations' fledgling air forces. The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on gallant air 'aces' who become national heroes. The reality was horribly different. Marked for Death debunks popular myth to explore the brutal truths of wartime aviation: of flimsy planes and unprotected pilots; of burning nineteen-year-olds falling screaming to their deaths; of pilots blinded by the entrails of their observers. James Hamilton-Paterson also reveals how four years of war produced profound changes both in the aircraft themselves and in military attitudes and strategy. By 1918 it was widely accepted that domination of the air above the battlefield was crucial to military success, a realization that would change the nature of warfare forever.

Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I

1990 History
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Release : 1990
Genre : History
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Download or read book Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I written by . This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reproduction of Jane's All the World Aircraft, wartime editions.

British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I

2001 History
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Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I by : Les Rogers

Download or read book British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I written by Les Rogers. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years in the making, this book covers the wide variety of markings used by British aviation units in World War I. Organized numerically by squadron number the book includes both textual and photographic examples for nearly all RFC, RAF, and RNAS squadrons. Many of the photographs are published here for the first time, and the color profiles offer a representative selection of units, aircraft, and color schemes. A classic book.

The US Air Service in World War 1

1978
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Release : 1978
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Book Synopsis The US Air Service in World War 1 by : Maurer Maurer

Download or read book The US Air Service in World War 1 written by Maurer Maurer. This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

French Aircraft in the First World War

2015-01-31 Airplanes, Military
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Release : 2015-01-31
Genre : Airplanes, Military
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Book Synopsis French Aircraft in the First World War by : Vital Ferry

Download or read book French Aircraft in the First World War written by Vital Ferry. This book was released on 2015-01-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the cradle of aviation, at the beginning of the Great War, France had access to only a few dozen military aircraft, with a staff who didn't quite know what to do with them. However, during the course of the conflict, the embryonic Air Force, dedicated to the creation of reconnaissance and bombing missions, evolved like wildfire to the point that by the Armistice of 11 November 1918, French military aviation had become one of the world's most powerful as a result of the construction of 10,000 aircraft spread throughout nearly 300 squadrons. Having became the first nation equipped with an air force, the French aviation industry in its infancy before the war, had been able to produce in four years 50,000 aircraft, may of which would go on to support a number of her allies, including Britain, Russia and especially the United States. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the French Air Force from 1914 to 1918 through a historical narrative peppered with anecdotes and illustrated with many unpublished pictures from the period and profiles of the most iconic devices. The work is complete with full specifications of aircraft built and used by France during the four years of the Great War.

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