Sopwith Camel Aces of World War I

Informationen zum Autor Mark Styling is better known to readers of Osprey Publishing's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series as the profile artist for such books as Hellcat Aces of World War 2, Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937–45 and P–61 Units of World War 2 . A full-time commercial artist, Mark works from his home in the East London suburb of Hackney. Iain Wyllie was one of Britain's leading - and most prolific - aviation cover artists. A native of Northern Ireland, he trained as a naval draughtsman and became a full-time aviation artist in the late 1980s. He has been responsible for creating numerous cover artworks for Osprey Publishing's hugely successful Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. His artwork is synonymous with originality of subject, intricate detail and technical accuracy. Norman Franks is one of the world's leading authorities on World War 1 fighter aviation, having published some of the seminal works on the subject. He has written volume 32 ‘Albatros Aces of World War I’ and 33 ‘Nieuport Aces of World War I’ in 2000 and co-authored volume 40 ‘Fokker Dr I Aces of World War I’ in 2001. Klappentext Responsible for destroying 1294 enemy aircraft between June 1917 and November 1918, the Camel was the most successful fighting scout employed by either side in terms of the sheer number of victories that it scored. The Camel was renowned for its sensitivity and need for skill and experience, and casualties amongst pilots undergoing training on the type were very high. More than 5490 examples were constructed, and this book covers its combat use on the Western Front, in Palestine, on the Italian front, in the Home Defence role in the UK and in Russia. Zusammenfassung Flown by most leading British and Commonwealth aces, as well as by US aces, the Camel is considered to be the most famous aircraft of World War I. This work covers its combat use on the Western Front, in Palestine, on the Italian front, in the Home Defence role in the UK and in Russia....

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Denes Bernad, Norman Franks
• Mitarbeit: Harry Dempsey (Illustration), Dempsey Harry (Illustration), Styling Mark (Illustration), John Weal (Illustration), Wyllie Iain (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 25.03.2003
• EAN: 9781841765341
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-534-1
• Seiten: 96
• Abmessung: 180 mm x 247 mm x 8 mm
• Serien: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.; Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
• Themen: Sachbuch; First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Air forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I