Knights of the Air

by Ezra Bowen

Paper Book, 1980

Status

Available

Call number

940.4/4

Series

Time-Life: Epic of Flight (4)

Tags

air warfare, Aircraft, airplanes, aviation, aviation history, Epic of Flight series, Europe, fighters, flight, military, military aviation, military history, modern history, non-fiction, hardcover

Genres

Collections

Delmonico Collection, Series shelf

Publication

Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1980.

Description

Text and photographs describe the first war-time aviators, escapades, skirmishes and battles, and depicts types of aircraft used during the first World War.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Karlstar
This is an outstanding, 'coffee table' style book about the pilots and air warfare in World War I. Due to its length, 192 pages and excellent use of photographs and illustrations, it does not go into any aspect of the air war in depth. It does talk about many of the major aces, including Guynemer,
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 Nungasser, Fonck, Richthofen, Mannock, Rickenbacker (Rickenbacher) and Frank Luke and mentions many others. Some time is spent on the planes and tactics, but this is about the pilots. A good overview.
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Subjects

World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations

Language

English

Physical description

192 p.; 29 cm

ISBN

0809432528 / 9780809432523

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