Fighter Heroes Of Wwi The Untold Story Of The Brave And Daring Pioneer Airmen Of The Great War Text Only

Author : Joshua Levine
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007374062
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighter Heroes of WWI: The untold story of the brave and daring pioneer airmen of the Great War (Text Only) written by Joshua Levine and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first heroes of the air.

Author : Joshua Levine
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780007274949
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighter Heroes of WWI written by Joshua Levine and published by Collins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering airmen of World War I took. This oral history conveys the perils of those early days, the thrills of learning to fly, and the horrors of war in the air at a time when pilots carried little defensive armament and no parachutes. The men who joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1914 were the original heroes of flying, treading into unknown territory and paving the way for later aerial combat. They became icons for the soldiers in the trenches, and a stark contrast to the hundreds on the ground fighting faceless hundreds as men fought aircraft to aircraft and man to man—for the first time the air became a battlefield of its own. In 1914 aircraft were a questionable technology, used for only basic reconnaissance. But by 1918, hastened by the terrible war, aircraft were understood to be the future of modern warfare. The war changed flying forever. The Wright brothers' achievements of a mere 10 years earlier and Blériot's crossing of the Channel just a few years before the war seemed a distant memory as aircraft became killing machines—the war becoming the ancestor of the fearsome air wars of later years. The stories are presented to the reader in a frank and open way, revealing the feelings of the men who defended the trenches from above and witnessed the war from a completely different perspective. These first-hand accounts tell the almost totally unknown tale of men who rewrote the rules of military engagement and changed the course of modern history as a result.

Author : Peter Kilduff
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1909808806
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron Man written by Peter Kilduff and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of a tenacious fighter pilot is “a powerful story about a fascinating man who seemed to know no fear” (Aerodrome). As one of the most successful German fighter pilots of World War I, Rudolf Berthold was victorious in forty-four aerial combats. He was also shot down or forced to land after six fights and survived crash landings in every case. Early in WWI, when only fighter pilots were awarded the Kingdom of Prussia’s (and de facto, Imperial Germany’s) highest bravery decoration, the Pour le Mérite, Berthold became the tenth recipient of the honor. Of that early cohort of air heroes, only Berthold and one other pilot survived the war. This book tells his remarkable story. Six weeks into the war, Berthold became the first airman in the 2nd Army area to be awarded an Iron Cross in recognition of his bravery and tenacity in combat. The symbolism of the award was appropriate. Described by one of his pilot protégés as “an Iron Man—with an absolutely unbendable iron will,” he was a dedicated patriot. And, after he became a fighter pilot, he demonstrated a fierce fighting spirit in many encounters with British and French adversaries. All of his aerial combats with other Pour le Mérite–awarded flyers are detailed in this book. Indeed, Berthold was so relentless in his approach to aerial combat that when badly wounded, on at least six occasions, he cut short his convalescent leave to return to flying with his comrades. The injuries included a hit to his right arm, which shattered the bone, rendering it useless—yet an undaunted Berthold taught himself to fly using his left. Peter Kilduff has produced a landmark volume based on extensive research into Berthold’s life and military career to form the most complete account of Germany’s sixth highest scoring fighter ace of WWI. Illustrated with over eighty photographs and other artworks, many never published before, Iron Man tells the tale of this ruthless, fearless fighter whose perseverance and bravery made him one of the most famous airmen of the Great War.

Author : Charles Woolley
Publisher : Dutton Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Echoes of Eagles written by Charles Woolley and published by Dutton Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A son's search for his father and the legacy of America's first fighter pilots.

Author : Jack Herris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935881247
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Monoplane Fighters of WWI written by Jack Herris and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Neel White
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595282350
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Was A P-51 Fighter Pilot in WWII written by James Neel White and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOME OF THE 150 STORIES IN THIS BOOK: · What WWII was all about · How the German Luftwaffe began and ended · Adolph Hitler's Nazi party and the Waffen SS · 8th Air Force raids over Europe · P-51 Mustang battles with Me-109 · 1093's Cleveland Air Races · Wright Brother's flight in 1903 · WWI Bi-planes in France · P-40s in the Flying Tigers · D-Day and P-47 Thunderbolts · Winter War in Finland · Barbarossa and airplane battles · Zeros in Southeast Asia · P-39 Airacobras fight for Russia · War-Booty in WWII · Hitler robs art treasures · How P-51 Mustangs stopped the Luftwaffe · How the Nazi Gestapo operated · The author's personal observations of WWII This book is dedicated to Orville and Wilbur Wright who discovered flight in 1903 You may purchase this book ISBN 0-595-28235-0 from www.iuniverse.com

Author : James P. Busha
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 076034518X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fight in the Clouds written by James P. Busha and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVIn The Fight in the Clouds, aviation writer James P. Busha narrates a spellbinding collection of tales of P-51 Mustang combat throughout World War II. /div

Author : Major Philip W. Wielhouwer
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782898298
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trial By Fire: Forging American Close Air Support Doctrine, World War I Through September 1944 written by Major Philip W. Wielhouwer and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and technological roadblocks while seeking the optimum balance of missions given the unique speed, range, and flexibility of aircraft. Neither ground force concepts of airpower as self-defense and extended organic artillery, nor air force theories focused on command of the air and strategic attack fit the middle ground of close air support (CAS), leaving a doctrinal void prior to American combat in World War II. This thesis focuses on the critical period from September 1939 through the doctrinal and practical crucible of North Africa, which eventually produced a resoundingly successful system. Theoretical and practical changes in organization and command, airpower roles, and the tactical air control system are examined, with subarea focus on cooperation and communications technology. Upon examination, discerning leadership, able to transcend earlier compromises and failures, emerges as the essential element for CAS success during the war. While many airpower concepts proved valid, air-ground cooperation through liaison proved indispensable, a lesson repeated even today.

Author : Jack Herris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935881216
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rumpler Aircraft of WWI written by Jack Herris and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Wilberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935881773
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sumner Sewall written by James Wilberg and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story of Sumner Sewall, Maine’s WWI fighter ace, during his flying career. Like many of his contemporaries,Sumner was fascinated by the new experience of flight, and when duty called he joined the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps. Eventually Sumner flew with the 95th Aero Squadron, U.S.A.S., of the First Pursuit Group, where he fortunately survived the harrowing experience of being shot down in flames to achieve acedom. Many of Sumner’s contemporaries remain in France, having sacrificed their lives in the Great War. Fortunately, Sumner returned home after the war and was prominent in Maine business and political life, later serving as governor of Maine during WW2.