A Brief History of the Royal Flying Corps in World War One (Brief Histories)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1841194700
ISBN 13
9781841194707
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
560
Description
This accessible text tells the story of the most star-studded of fighter squadrons, the RFC, and its part in all the major battles of World War I, from Bloody April 1917, when the squadrons suffered enormous casualties, through Third Ypres and Passchendaele to the chaotic retreat from Ludendorff's offensive. Drawing extensively from letters and diaries of the men who took part, Ralph Barker creates a bird's eye view of the battleground from the menacing skies above France and brings fresh off the page the exhiliration of combat, the debility of the "shakes", the grit of observers and gunners, the strain of low-level flying, the bonding of pilot and ground mechanic, and the awareness of tragedy as brave men gave their lives. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
