British Airman of the First World War
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- ISBN 9780747813682
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 142 x 206mm
- Publication Date: 10 Mar 2014
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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1914–18: the first air war, fought by true pioneers not only of aerial combat but of flight itself. British pilots, observers and gunners played a vital part in the Allied war effort around the globe, from the desolation of the Western Front and the mountains of Italy to the deserts of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the freezing Russian steppes. But with aviation still in its infancy, many of the machines and techniques, and much of the equipment employed, were shockingly basic, and sometimes posed more of a threat to the crews than did enemy action. This fully illustrated book looks at the daily life and experiences of the remarkable young men who for the first time in history took to the skies in defence of Great Britain.
David Hadaway is an aviation enthusiast whose father fought in the Royal Flying Corps, and has had several related articles published. Stuart Hadaway is Senior Researcher to the RAF’s official historians at the Air Historical Branch (RAF). He previously wrote The British Airman of the Second World War for Shire.
