Aces High is the vivid chronicle of aerial warfare over the Western Front in World War One and the personalities that characterised the era.
These were the airmen who became legends in their own lifetimes: Albert Ball, Manfred von Richthofen (also known as the Red Baron), Mick Mannock, René Fonck and Georges Guynemer. The key to maintaining military superiority was by perfecting the aeroplane, which meant many of these pilots were flying dangerous, untested machines.
From the birth of powered flight for reconnaissance purposes to the development of strategic bombing and the creation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, this was as much a war of technological advances as it was of skill and endurance.
| ISBN: | 9781448200191 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2012 |
| Author: | Alan Clark |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Reader an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 191 pages |
| Genres: |
Air forces and warfare First World War True war and combat stories European history |
Aces High is the vivid chronicle of aerial warfare over the Western Front in World War One and the personalities that characterised the era.
These were the airmen who became legends in their own lifetimes: Albert Ball, Manfred von Richthofen (also known as the Red Baron), Mick Mannock, René Fonck and Georges Guynemer. The key to maintaining military superiority was by perfecting the aeroplane, which meant many of these pilots were flying dangerous, untested machines.
From the birth of powered flight for reconnaissance purposes to the development of strategic bombing and the creation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, this was as much a war of technological advances as it was of skill and endurance.
Aces High features in the following genres: Air forces and warfare, First World War, True war and combat stories, European history
Aces High is available in Paperback
Aces High was written by Alan Clark and published by Bloomsbury Reader an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Aces High has 191 pages