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Flying Aces
Author | : James H. Kitchens,Bernard C. Nalty,James A. Kitchens,G.E. Patrick Murray |
Publsiher | : Friedman/Fairfax Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Air pilots, Military |
ISBN | : 1567998151 |
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Some of greatest dramas of World War II occurred in the skies, where courageous and the tenacious fighter pilots battled in dogfights so fierce that the pilots -- and their planes -- became legends in their own time. Their stories continue to capture the imaginations of World War II buffs and history fans today, as well as countless talented artists who painstakingly recreate their most famous battles in vivid detail, and with staggering accuracy. This fantastic volume presents more than one hundred such works, with detailed historical descriptions of each scene.-- With more than 100 full-color reproductions of works by today's most renowned historical artists-- Archival photographs of legendary Aces and historical descriptions of their planes and their greatest battles enhance each scene presented-- Includes the greatest Aces of both the Allied and Axis forces
Flying Aces
Author | : John Sadler,Rosie Serdiville |
Publsiher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2018-12-15 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781508186304 |
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The ace in the air was once a celebrity figure, a glamorous warrior of the skies. But this was daunting and dangerous work in the midst of brutal and bloody wars. An action-packed narrative keeps the reader riveted to the tales of real-life awesome aces, and cuts through the glitz to get to the nitty-gritty of these fights and flights. Readers will learn about the top aces from around the world, all kinds of planes, the wars in which they flew, and victories, emphasizing record holders. Topical quotes, songs, and poems will engage readers as well.
How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage
Author | : Linda Bailey |
Publsiher | : Kids Can Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1550740946 |
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In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, Stevie and her partner have a thief to catch.
Air Aces
Author | : Christopher F. Shores |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105081560166 |
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Describes the careers of famous fighter pilots from World War I through the air war over the Falkland Islands in 1982.
Luftwaffe Fighter Aces
Author | : Mike Spick |
Publsiher | : Frontline Books |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2011-07-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781783375783 |
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In this exciting book Mike Spick shows how the Luftwaffe's leading fighter pilots were able to outscore their allied counterparts so effectively and completely during the Second World War. When the records of the Jagdflieger pilots became available after the war, they were initially greeted with incredulity _ the highest claim was for 352 kills, and more than 100 pilots had recorded more than 100 victories. However postwar research proved that these claims had in fact been made in good faith and confirmation had only been given after rigorous checking. To discover the secret of this success, aviation history expert Mike Spick examines the exploits of these aces and sets out the context in which it took place. Every major theater is covered in detail including the conditions peculiar to each: climate, relative numerical and qualitative strengths, the presence or absence of radar and other measures, and the relative merits of the planes being flown. He focuses on the methods and tactics used by individual aces and uses firsthand sources wherever possible to put the reader right alongside the pilot in the cockpit.
Flying Aces of World War I
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Author | : Gene Gurney |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Air pilots |
ISBN | : OCLC:55081502 |
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Fighter Aces of the Great War
Author | : Stephen Wynn,Tanya Wynn |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword Aviation |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2020-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781473865457 |
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History has recorded that the first ever powered flight took place at Kitty Hawk in America, on 17 December 1903 and was carried out by the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who were aircraft designers and manufacturers. By the time of the outbreak of the First World War, aviation was only eleven years old. The daddy of battlefield warfare until that point in time had been the cavalry, a position it maintained even as war was declared on the Western Front. Aircraft were not initially seen as an offensive weapon and were instead used by both sides as observation platforms, or to take aerial photographs from. Even when they were eventually used in an offensive capacity, they did not have machine guns attached to them; if the crew wanted to open fire then they had to use a pistol or rifle. As the war progressed so the use of aircraft changed from being an observational tool, to that of a fighter and bomber aircraft - something that had never been foreseen at the outbreak of the war. The book then looks at the fighter aces from all sides. These were pilots who had been credited with shooting or forcing down a minimum of five enemy aircraft, of which their were hundreds. While some of these aces survived, many of them were killed. The most famous fighter ace of all is without doubt the German pilot known as the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
One in a Thousand
Author | : Graham Broad |
Publsiher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2017-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781442607484 |
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This short microhistory details the life and death of Eddie McKay, a varsity athlete at Western University, who flew with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. Graham Broad switches creatively from telling McKay's fascinating story to teaching valuable lessons on how to do history: why the past matters, why historians take different approaches, how to pose historical questions, how to identify relevant source materials, and the importance of thoughtful, intelligent, and respectful treatment of historical subjects. The book includes a timeline of the subject's life, a map of relevant combat areas in the Battle of the Somme, and nine illustrations. It concludes with four unsolved events in McKay's life: a mysterious woman, a strange advertisement for batteries, an empty envelope, and an unknown grave—demonstrating that even a detailed history about one person's life is never really complete.