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Naval Aces of World War 1
Guttman, Jon. Illus: Dempsey, Harry
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Description for Naval Aces of World War 1
Paperback. Covering all the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, this book examines the elite members of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). It covers the members of the RNAS who 'made ace'. It also cover the naval Aces from the other participants in the war. Illustrator(s): Dempsey, Harry. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
In the first of a two-part study covering all of the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, author and artist Jon Guttman examines the elite members of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). The first to employ Sopwith's excellent line of scouts, such as the Pup, Triplane and Camel, some of the RNAS pilots such as Raymond Collishaw, Robert A Little and Roderick Stanley Dallas rated amoung the most successful fighter pilots in the British Commonwealth. This book covers all of the members of the RNAS who 'made ace'. The Second Volume will cover the naval Aces from the other participants in the war.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Aircraft of the Aces
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849083454
SKU
V9781849083454
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Guttman, Jon. Illus: Dempsey, Harry
A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is research director and contributing writer for Weider History Publications. Specialising in World War 1 aviation, he has written 19 titles in the past, including Spad VII Aces of WW1, Spad XII/XIII Aces of WW1, Balloon Buster Aces of World War 1, Bristol Fighter Aces of World War 1 and Pusher Aces of World War 1 in the Osprey Aces series; Spa.124 Lafayette Escadrille, Groupe de Combat 12 ‘Les Cigognes’ and 1st Pursuit Group, USAS in the Aviation Elite Units series; and Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr I 1917-18, SPAD XIII vs Fokker D VII 1917-18 and SE 5/5A vs Albatros D V 1917-18 in Osprey’s Duel series. Berkshire-based Harry Dempsey is a talented profile artist who specialises in fighter aircraft of World War 1. He has illustrated all of Osprey’s World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces titles to date.
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