Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot

Myth, Life and Politics

AvA. Smith

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-04-16
Mått:140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:288 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Military and Strategic History
Antal sidor:211
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349418053

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Teknik: allmänt inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biografier inom Biografier

Mer om författaren

Adrian Smith is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK. His many publications include a history of the early New Statesman, a portrait of his native city Coventry, a study of the Ministry of Defence, and a biography of Admiral Lord Mountbatten. Like Mick Mannock his formative years were spent in Canterbury.

Recensioner i media

"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History

Innehållsförteckning

Map: Mick Mannock's Western FrontIntroduction to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Pre-war Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-1917 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index