Airfields and airmen : arras / / Mike 0' Connor

• Autore: O'Connor Mike
• Pubblicazione: South Yorkshire, England : , : Pen & Sword Military, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.4/4941
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations; World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations, British
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction by Series Editor""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Author's Introduction""; ""How the Guide works""; ""Table of Maps""; ""The Development of Military Flying""; ""Abbreviaitons""; ""The Order of Battle of the RFC 3 Brigade 9 April 1917""; ""Chapter 1 The Eastern Area""; ""Chapter 2 The Northern Area""; ""Chapter 3 The Western 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Airfields and airmen
• ISBN: 1-4738-1174-0; 1-78383-242-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791026003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Battleground Europe.