Of all the books about First World War aviation, it is sad that there are very few books available --- in English --- about the role of French aviation (and its airmen) in that conflict. "Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes': France's Ace Fighter Group in World War I" helps to redress that deficit. I...
In the annals of modern warfare, for close to a century it has been the fighter ace (today's equivalent of the brave and chivalrous knight of Medieval times) who has been feted and celebrated for his exceptional skill in handling a single-seat fighter plane in aerial combat on behalf of God and coun...
Osprey, as is evidenced by this book, has produced a fine and concise comparative study of 2 aircraft, which revolutionized aerial warfare. The Fokker Eindecker, at the time of its introduction to combat over the Western Front in July 1915, was a shock to the Allied air forces opposing it. At a time...
This book offers both a good, concise history and evaluation of one of the First World War's most versatile and redoubtable fighter planes. From July 1917 to the Armistice on November 11, 1918, the Sopwith Camel emerged as one of the most successful Allied fighters in the conflict, credited with mo...
This book is the concluding volume from Osprey Publishing chronicling the combat careers of several First World War aces who flew fighters in the naval air arms of Germany (over the North Sea and on the Western Front), Italy, Austria-Hungary, Czarist Russia, Greece, and the United States. For anyon...
This was a concise, highly readable, and very informative book (complete with a wealth of photographs), which shed light on the achievements made by pilots (British, Canadian, South African, American) who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS - the precursor to the Royal Air Force [RAF]) durin...
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