Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1 - Volume 123

Informationen zum Autor Jon Guttman Klappentext This book profiles a wide variety of British, French, German, Austro-Hungarian and American aircraft, ranging from frontline stalwarts like the RE 8 and AR 1 to the swift Salmson 2A2 and the compact, fighter-like Halberstadt CL II. Oft-overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 - a task that required them to return with the intelligence they gathered at all costs. Bomber sorties were equally important and dangerous, and the very nature of both types of mission required going in harm's way. A surprising number of British, French and German two-seater teams managed to attain or exceed the five victories needed to achieve the acedom popularly associated with their single-seat nemeses, and in this book they receive their long-overdue recognition. Many high-scoring single-seat fighter aces also began their careers in two-seaters, particularly in the early stages of the conflict, and their exploits as either pilots or observers are detailed here too. A quirky title in the same mould as Ballooning-busting Aces or the two Naval Aces of WW1 volumes, this book details the exploits of aces who claimed five or more victories as either pilots or observers in aircraft that were not tasked with being fighters first and foremost. Zusammenfassung Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too. This is their story. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Not Exactly Helpless Chapter 2: Britons in Harm's Way Chapter 3: French Aces - Fighting Their Way Home Chapter 4: Germans Under Fire Chapter 5: Austria-Hungary's Old Reliables Chapter 6: Aggressive Americans Appendices -List of all two-seater aces -Plates commentary ...

Product details

• Authors: Jon Guttman, Guttman Jon
• Assisted by: Harry Dempsey (Illustration), Dempsey Harry (Illustration), Mark Postlethwaite (Illustration), Mark (Cover Illustrator) Postlethwaite (Illustration), Postlethwaite Mark (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2015
• EAN: 9781782008019
• ISBN: 978-1-78200-801-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 249 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Militärfahrzeuge, 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., First World War, HISTORY / Military / World War I, Luftwaffe und Kriegsführung, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, c 1910 to c 1919, Air forces and warfare, Military aircraft, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I