Groupe de Combat 12

Informationen zum Autor Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1964 and has developed a lifelong passion for aviation history. He first worked as a photographer before turning his attention solely to artwork, and is now highly regarded in his field for the quality and accuracy of his work. He became the youngest elected member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1991. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 100 of its books. Jon Guttman, a resident of Leesburg, Virginia, is currently research director for Historynet.com. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written numerous titles for Osprey including the popular Aircraft of the Aces 66: Balloon-Busting Aces of World War I . Klappentext This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire. Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot, René Fonck, and France's most celebrated hero of the air, Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces, such as Rene's Dorme, Alfred Heurteaux, Albert Deullin, and American volunteers Edwin Parsons and Frank L. Baylies. Additionally, Guynemer was instrumental in developing France's premier series of fighter planes, the SPAD VII, XII, XIII and XVII. Zusammenfassung This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire. Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot! René Fonck! and France's most celebrated hero of the air! Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces! such as Rene's Dorme! Alfred Heurteaux! Albert Deullin! and American volunteers Edwin Parsons and Frank L. Baylies. Additionally! Guynemer was instrumental in developing France's premier series of fighter planes! the SPAD VII! XII! XIII and XVII. Inhaltsverzeichnis The quest for air superiority (early exploits of GC. 12's squadrons); Gathering the Storks (Formation of GC. 12 and operations over Verdun! Champagne and the Somme); Tragic glory over Flanders (July 1917-January 1918); Resurgence and revenge (1918); Escadrilles and commanders of GC. 12 ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jon Guttman, Guttman Jon
• Mitarbeit: Harry Dempsey (Illustration), Dempsey Harry (Illustration), Postlethwaite Mark (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.11.2004
• EAN: 9781841767536
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-753-6
• Seiten: 128
• Abmessung: 185 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Serien: Aviation Elite Units; Aviation elite units
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik; Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Flugzeuge, Raumfahrt; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, History: specific events & topics, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, History: specific events and topics, Air forces and warfare, Aircraft and aviation, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I