Pusher Aces of World War I

Informationen zum Autor Jon Guttman, illustrated by Harry Dempsey, Mark Styling, Mark Postlethwaite Klappentext Pusher fighters, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front, may have looked ungainly, yet they were able to hold their own remarkably well against their German counterparts. This is the story of the unusual pusher and its many aces, including Lanoe Hawker VC, who formed and led Britain's first fighter squadron before dying in a ten-minute duel with Manfred von Richtofen, American 'cowboy' ace Frederick Libby, third-ranking French ace Charles Nungesser and the aggressive Belgian ace Fernand Jacquet. Packed with colourful artwork of a variety of pusher designs, paint schemes, and camouflage from many different nationalities, this book guides you through the twists and turns of this bizarre yet surprisingly successful fighter during World War 1.An illustrated account of the design, styles and camouflage of the pusher fighter, and the many aces who flew them. Zusammenfassung Pusher fighters, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front, may have looked ungainly, yet they were able to hold their own remarkably well against their German counterparts. This is the story of the unusual pusher and its many aces, including Lanoe Hawker VC, who formed and led Britain's first fighter squadron before dying in a ten-minute duel with Manfred von Richtofen, American 'cowboy' ace Frederick Libby, third-ranking French ace Charles Nungesser and the aggressive Belgian ace Fernand Jacquet. Packed with colourful artwork of a variety of pusher designs, paint schemes, and camouflage from many different nationalities, this book guides you through the twists and turns of this bizarre yet surprisingly successful fighter during World War 1. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: A Simple Solution/Chapter 2: More Dangerous Than They Looked/Chapter 3: Britain's First Fighters Chapter 4: The Fighing 'Fees'/Appendices: Aces, Squadrons and bases ...

Product details

• Authors: Harry Dempsey, Jon Guttman, Guttman Jon
• Assisted by: Harry Dempsey (Illustration), Dempsey Harry (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2009
• EAN: 9781846034176
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-417-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 243 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 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