Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot - Myth, Life and Politics

Zusatztext "Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History Informationen zum Autor Adrian Smith is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK. His many publications include a history of the early New Statesman, a portrait of his native city Coventry, a study of the Ministry of Defence, and a biography of Admiral Lord Mountbatten. Like Mick Mannock his formative years were spent in Canterbury. Klappentext Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander. Zusammenfassung Mick Mannock! Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess! tactical initiative! and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander. Inhaltsverzeichnis Map: Mick Mannock's Western FrontIntroduction to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Pre-war Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-1917 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Map: Mick Mannock's Western FrontIntroduction to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Pre-war Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-1917 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History

Product details

• Authors: A Smith, A. Smith, Adrian Smith
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2001
• EAN: 9781137509826
• ISBN: 978-1-137-50982-6
• No. of pages: 225
• Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History; Studies in Military and Strate; Studies in Military and Strategic History; Studies in Military and Strate
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; B, Literature, Technology, European History, popular science, military history, Engineering: general, Technology and Engineering, Literature, general, Palgrave History Collection, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Biography, Literature & Literary studies, Popular Science in Technology, Europe—History, History of Military