Recollections of the Great War in the Air (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
98
Utgivningsdatum
2012-03-22
Förlag
Coda Books Ltd
Medarbetare
Carruthers, Bob (introd.)
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations; black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 10 mm
Vikt
304 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
408:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Blue Cloth w/Jacket on Creme w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9781781580806

Recollections of the Great War in the Air

av James R McConnell, Bob Carruthers
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2012-03-22
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In 1915 James Roger McConnell enlisted as a US volunteer in the French Flying Corps. He was part of a remarkable band of American volunteers which were formed into the famous American 'Lafayette' Escadrille. 'Flying for France' was his personal account of the war in the air as seen through the eyes a front-line pilot of the American Escadrille, which was then based at Verdun. His memoirs produce an amazing insight into the early aerial battles and trace the evolution of aerial warfare as the rickety aircraft of 1915 rapidly evolved into the purpose built fighters of 1917.
Casualties among the American Escadrille were very high and McConnell's own luck finally ran out when he was ambushed by two German fighters and was killed in action in March 1917. His gripping and detailed memoir of the war is his lasting memorial; his honest account of the everyday life of a pilot in the Great War is matched only by 'Sagittarius Rising'. However his dramatic description of the battlefield of Verdun viewed from above is one of the classic descriptions of any wartime memoir and is unmatched by any other Great War writer.
McConnell's memoir is made all the more moving by the fact that the reader is aware that the writer's life will soon be cut tragically short. Essential reading for anyone interested in military history or aviation.
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