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 eleven titles for Osprey including the popular Aircraft of the Aces 66: Balloon-Busting Aces of World War I . 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 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Not-So-Easy Target The Art of Balloon Busting Balloon Fever Exeunt Omnes Appendices: Aces's Scores

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jon Guttman, Guttman Jon
• Con la collaborazione di: Harry Dempsey (Illustrazione), Dempsey Harry (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.07.2005
• EAN: 9781841768779
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-877-9
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 188 mm x 250 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Categorie: Saggistica; 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