Winged Warfare
Title | Winged Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Paris |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780719036941 |
This original study provides a significant reinterpretation of the development of air power in Britain, highlighting how in the period before 1914 aerial warfare was already becoming an increasingly forceful concept.
Winged Warfare (WWI Centenary Series)
Title | Winged Warfare (WWI Centenary Series) PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Bishop |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2020-10-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1528765672 |
"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.
Winged Victory
Title | Winged Victory PDF eBook |
Author | V.M. Yeates |
Publisher | Grub Street Publishing |
Pages | 455 |
Release | 2004-05-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1908117990 |
Experience the chilling combat of World War I from inside an early biplane in this classic novel, by a pilot who lived through the war himself. France, 1914. The war on the land is taking to the skies . . . Pilot Tom Cundall is ready to take on the enemy in his trusty Camel fighter plane. But as he sees more and more planes shot down in flames, he begins to question the war, and what, or who, he is fighting for. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author’s experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement—they all are part of a brilliantly told story of war and courage by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. Praise for Winged Victory “The greatest novel of war in the air.” —The Daily Mail (UK) ‘Beautifully written with a poet’s eye as well as a pilot’s eye.” —Evening Echo (UK) “Not only one of the best war books . . . but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author’s purpose of re-creating the past life he knew, it is unique.” —Henry Williamson, author of Tarka the Otter
Winged Warfare
Title | Winged Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | William Avery Bishop |
Publisher | McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Fighter pilots |
ISBN |
Selvbiografisk beretning om oplevelser som engelsk pilot under 1. verdenskrig.
The Dream of Civilized Warfare
Title | The Dream of Civilized Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Raine Robertson |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780816642700 |
In "The Dream of Civilized Warfare, Robertson presents the compelling, story of the creation of the first American air force--and how, through the propaganda of the flying ace, a vision of "clean" or civilized combat was sold to politicians and the public. She traces the long history of the American desire to exert the nation's will throughout the world without having to risk the lives of ground soldiers--a theme that continues to reverberate in public discussions, media portrayals, and policy decisions today.
Survivors of a Kind
Title | Survivors of a Kind PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Bond |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2008-10-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1441149805 |
"In this collection of essays Brian Bond brings a lifetime's study of the Western Front to the analysis of some of the best-known memoirs of the campaign. Literary and military historians alike will find the result of great value for their own studies, while for the general reader it should help destroy many long-standing myths. It is a worthy climax to a long and distinguished career." Sir Michael Howard This is a unique study of World War One memoirs from a historical perspective. It explores the tremendous effect that war experience had on writers' lives and how they came to terms with it after 1918, in deeply moving and often brilliant writing. As well as such famous literary figures as Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, it includes historically significant writers such as Lord Reith, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan. It challenges the view that memoir writers were in any clear sense 'anti-war'. While many were appalled by heavy losses and awful conditions they were, however, determined to achieve victory and proud of their regimental service and comrades. Above all, they constitute a brilliant source for understanding the war on the Western Front.
Infantry Journal
Title | Infantry Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1084 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Military art and science |
ISBN |