Download or read book Heroes of Aviation Wwi Centenary Series written by Laurence La Tourette Driggs and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1918, this work describes the development and uses of aviation during the First World War. It includes details on observation balloons, bomber planes, and also the fighter Aces of the Allied Forces. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book Sky Fighters of France WWI Centenary Series written by Lieutenant Henry Farre and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1919, this is a work written by a French Lieutenant about his observations and experiences of aerial warfare during the First World War. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book George Guynemer Knight of the Air WWI Centenary Series written by Henry Bordeaux and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1918, this work describes the life of the French pilot and fighter ace George Guynemer. ""The biography which I have attempted to write seeks the soul for its object rather than the motor: and the soul, too, has its wings."" This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book Winged Warfare WWI Centenary Series written by William A. Bishop and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here for the first time is presented the thrilling personal narrative of a living champion of the air-the self-told story of Major William A. Bishop, of Canada and the British Royal Flying Corps." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book Victor Chapman s Letters from France WWI Centenary Series written by Victor Chapman and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a collection of letters by the French-American pilot Victor Chapman. Chapman earned many medals during his service and was one of the founding members of the Lafayette Escadrille. He was the first American pilot to die in the First World War after being shot down by German ace Kurt Wintgens. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book A Patriotic Schoolgirl WWI Centenary Series written by Angela Brazil and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Patriotic Schoolgirl' is a work of juvenile fiction by Angela Brazil. The story is set during the First World War and tells of the intricacies of living in a girls' school in the early part of the 20th century. There are also German prisoners of war, spies, and misunderstandings, all thrown in for good measure. Originally published in 1918, this is not only an entertaining read, but also gives a valuable insight into how the Great War was depicted in contemporary literature. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book Heroes of Aviation written by Laurence La Tourette Driggs and published by General Books. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: HEROES OF AVIATION CHAPTER I THE ESCADRILLE LAFAYETTE From time immemorial a nation's call to arms has brought leaping forward her gallant sons ? her pride. The proudest are the first. With no thought of the risks and the costs, with no expressed scorn for those who remain behind, this eager spirit of the heroic volunteer has ever inspired the approbation and applause of the world. The sad sacrifice of this glorious class of our youth to remorseless war is a spectacle so familiar to civilization that it is accepted as a matter of course. Its tragedy is smothered beneath the songs of the poets and the spontaneous praise of the populace. On the college rolls in England I have seen the broad black band of mourning inclose three fourths, four fifths, nine tenths of the graduates' class rolls within the dread yet noble roll of honor. The best blood of the nation is lost; the higher the breeding, the gentler the training ? the quicker comes the impulse to go. With the advent of aviation in warfare a new call was sounded to attract the adventurous and strong. The very love of sport itself seemed to spiritualize the aviators' service at the front. With its natural appeal to those instincts of sportsmanship with which every.2.: . ....' ..EJSROES OF AVIATION youth is endowed, the Flying Service at once became the Mecca of every young hero's desire. Rivaling the romance and glory of the tales in Greek mythology these free lances of the air went daily forth to dazzling adventure and awakened anew the chivalrous pride of old-time combat. The whir of their aeroplanes in the limitless skies never failed to attract the interest and admiration of the world below ? be that world friend or foe. Into this glamour of war went, early in the year 1915, a group of young Americans..
Download or read book Heroes of Aviation Classic Reprint written by Laurence La Tourette Driggs and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Heroes of Aviation The author is deeply indebted to M. Jacques Mortane and La Guerre Aerienne of Paris for portions of the material used herein relating to the French Air Fighters. M. Mortane, himself an airman and the devoted friend of all fliers, has done more for the cause of Aviation in France than any other living man. His researches in war-aviation will for the years to come form a most valuable history of the birth and growth of the Fourth Arm in Warfare. I desire to here express my further obligations to the London periodicals, Flight, Flying, Aeroplane and Aeronautics, for many of the incidents relating to the British pilots. The inborn reluctance of the British youth to speak of his own heroic deeds prevents the world from estimating the marvelous part he has played in sweeping Germany from the skies. The Hun pilots flood the world with the information of their victories. It was not until I visited England as the guest of the British Government in the fall of 1918 that I discovered that twenty British airmen have exceeded by over one hundred the number of victories claimed by the best twenty Aces of the Huns. And the great majority of these British airmen are still silently carrying on, while but five of the twenty Huns survive! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Air Power written by Bill Gilbert and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This winner of the Navy's Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Writing covers heroes and heroism in American flight missions since 1916 and includes 29 black and white photographs.
Download or read book Fighter Heroes of WWI The untold story of the brave and daring pioneer airmen of the Great War Text Only written by Joshua Levine and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first heroes of the air.
Download or read book From Stray Dog to World War I Hero written by Grant Hayter-Menzies and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unwanted street mutt, Rags became the mascot to the entire First Division of the American Expeditionary Force and a friend to the American troops who had crossed the Atlantic to fight. Rags was more than a scruffy face and a wagging tail, however. The little terrier mix was with the division at the crucial battle of Soissons, at the Saint-Mihiel offensive, and finally in the blood-and-mud bath of the Meuse-Argonne, during which he and his guardian were wounded. Despite being surrounded by distraction and danger, Rags learned to carry messages through gunfire, locate broken communications wire for the Signal Corps to repair, and alert soldiers to incoming shells, saving the lives of hundreds of American soldiers. Through it all, he brought inspiration to men with little to hope for, especially in the bitter last days of the war. From Stray Dog to World War I Hero covers Rags's entire life story, from the bomb-filled years of war through his secret journey to the United States that began his second life, one just as filled with drama and heartache. In years of peace, Rags served as a reminder to human survivors of what held men together when pushed past their limits by the horrors of battle. Watch a book trailer.
Download or read book Wonder Aces of the Air written by A. J. Smithers and published by London ; Gordon & Cremonesi. This book was released on 1980 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Knights of the Air Classic Reprint written by Bennett A. Molter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Knights of the Air So, in due time, it came about, after some trouble, expense and persistence on my part. I count myself as fortunate, not exceptional, and if I can explain some things having to do with the ways and means of turning an aver age young fellow into some sort of aviator and perhaps recount some of the facts that I have seen along the way, the purpose of this book will have been served. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Knights of the Air written by Bennett Arthur Molter and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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