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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464904303321

Autore

O'Connor Mike <1947->

Titolo

Airfields and airmen, Somme / / Mike O'Connor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

South Yorkshire, England : , : Leo Cooper, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-78383-243-6

1-4738-1175-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Battleground Europe Series

Disciplina

940.44941

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Battlefields - France - Somme

World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations

Battlefields - France - Somme

Airmen

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Series""; ""Title""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction by Series Editor""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Author's Introduction""; ""Table of Maps""; ""How the Guide works""; ""The Development of Military Flying""; ""An Explanation of German ranks""; ""Abbreviations""; ""The Order of Battle of the RFC 4 Brigade 1 July 1916""; ""Chapter One The Northern Area""; ""Chapter Two The Southern Area""; ""Chapter Three The Eastern Area""; ""Conclusion""; ""Further Reading""; ""Selective Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and to the grave of Viscount Glentworth, killed while flying with 32 Squadron. The German side is well covered with visits to their cemeteries and aerodromes. This well researched book relives the deadly thrills of war in the air over the battlefields of the Western Front.