The first of the few : fighter pilots of the First World War

Author(s)

• Winter, Denis

Bibliographic Information

The first of the few : fighter pilots of the First World War

Denis Winter

Penguin, 1983, c1982

Note

Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1982

Bibliography: p. 217-218. - Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawn from over 250 memoirs and contemporary aeronautical journals, this text is an in-depth study of fighter pilots in World War I. Tracing the rapid development of the relatively "new" aeroplane along with the training and experiences of the pilots, this book comprehensively covers the contribution of the fighter pilots and their machines.

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Details

• NCID: BA13018760
• ISBN:
  • 0140052569
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harmondsworth
• Pages/Volumes: 223 p., [24] p. of plates
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D600
  • DC19 : 940.4/41
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : World War 1. Air operations by fighter aeroplanes. Pilots
  • LCSH : World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations
  • LCSH : Fighter pilots