The British Airman of the First World War (Shire Library)

David Hadaway and Stuart Hadaway

ISBN 10: 074781368X / ISBN 13: 9780747813682

Editore: Shire Publications Ltd, 2014

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Codice articolo CHL9806559

Riassunto:

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.

Informazioni sull?autore: Stuart Hadaway qualified as a museum curator in 2001 and worked in military museums at a local and national level until 2009 when he joined the Air Historical Branch (RAF) as Senior Researcher for the Official Historians of the Royal Air Force. He is currently the Research and Information Manager at the Branch, but his interest has always been in World War I and the Middle East. He has written seven books on military topics and runs the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in WWI Facebook group.

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Titolo: The British Airman of the First World War (...
Casa editrice: Shire Publications Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 2014
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Used; Very Good