Balloon-busting Aces of World War 1

Informationen zum Autor 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 . 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. Klappentext Tethered balloons reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War 1 through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success. Zusammenfassung A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Not-So-Easy Target The Art of Balloon Busting Balloon Fever Exeunt Omnes Appendices: Aces's Scores

Product details

• Authors: Jon Guttman, Guttman Jon
• Assisted by: Harry Dempsey (Illustration), Dempsey Harry (Illustration), Postlethwaite Mark (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2005
• EAN: 9781841768779
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-877-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 250 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / World War I, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Air forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I