The British Airman of the First World War Paperback / softback
by David Hadaway, Stuart Hadaway
Part of the Shire Library series
Paperback / softback
Description
1914–18: the first air war, fought by true pioneers not only of aerial combat but of flight itself.
British pilots, observers and gunners played a vital part in the Allied war effort around the globe, from the desolation of the Western Front and the mountains of Italy to the deserts of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the freezing Russian steppes.
But with aviation still in its infancy, many of the machines and techniques, and much of the equipment employed, were shockingly basic, and sometimes posed more of a threat to the crews than did enemy action.
This fully illustrated book looks at the daily life and experiences of the remarkable young men who for the first time in history took to the skies in defence of Great Britain.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 40 b/w; 30 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:10/03/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780747813682
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 40 b/w; 30 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:10/03/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780747813682
