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Book Synopsis George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series) by : Henry Bordeaux
Download or read book George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series) written by Henry Bordeaux and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 296 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.
Book Synopsis George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (WWI Centenary Series) by : Henry Bordeaux
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.
Book Synopsis Knights of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series) by : Lieutenant Bennett a. Molter
Download or read book Knights of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series) written by Lieutenant Bennett a. Molter and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work on military aviation was written by an American pilot who served in the First World War. It includes observations of various aspects of air warfare such as training, tactics, and famous flyers of the day. This is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in military aviation and the Great 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.
Book Synopsis Knights of the Air by : Bennett Arthur Molter
Download or read book Knights of the Air written by Bennett Arthur Molter and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First person account of an American pilot flying for France during the war. It is an account of his observations about what was happening at that time. The war had not come to an end at the time this was written.
Download or read book Guynemer written by Henry Bordeaux and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georges Guynemer, Knight of the Air by Henry Bordeaux The Chevalier of Flight: Captain Guynemer by Mary R. Parkman 'Until one has given all, one has given nothing' Georges Guynemer This special Leonaur edition contains two accounts of one the most most honoured French fighter aces of the First World War, Georges Guynemer. Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Guynemer was a sickly child and was initially rejected for military service, but through determination and perseverance he was first accepted as a mechanic in the opening year of the war and later qualified as a pilot flying a Morane-Saulnier aircraft in Escadrille MS. 3. In 1915 the squadron was renamed Escadrille N. 3 and re-equipped with Nieuport 10 fighter aircraft. It was while flying the Nieuport that Guynemer became an acknowledged 'ace' and established himself as a hero of his nation. By the end of 1916 he had 25 'kills' to his credit and his face-and his famous aircraft with the stork insignia-had became iconic. Lionised by the press and now influential, Guynemer involved himself in aircraft development and in 1917, flying a Spad VII-one of the aircraft he had helped improve-he was the first pilot to shoot down a German Gotha GIII heavy bomber. By July 1917 Guynemer had chalked up 50 kills. Shy and embarrassed by the attention he received as a national figure, Guynemer struggled with his fame, but this, ironically, made him even more attractive to a public eager for a 'chevalier' to divert their thoughts from the industrial scale, grinding attrition of the trenches. Georges Guynemer was reported lost in action over Belgium in September 1917 at the age of 22. Awarded many of his country's highest honours he remained an inspirational figure to the French throughout the Great War. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Download or read book Knights of the Air written by Ezra Bowen and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of aerial operations during World War I.
Book Synopsis Knights of the Air (Classic Reprint) by : Bennett A. Molter
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.
Book Synopsis German Knights of the Air, 1914-1918 by : Terry C. Treadwell
Download or read book German Knights of the Air, 1914-1918 written by Terry C. Treadwell and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Set in Stone? written by Emma Login and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-02-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a holistic and longitudinal study of war memorialisation in the UK, France and the USA from 1860 to 2014.
Book Synopsis History of the World by : Marvin Perry
Download or read book History of the World written by Marvin Perry and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Piece of Cake written by Derek Robinson and published by MacLehose Press. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Phoney War of 1939 to the Battle of Britain in 1940, the pilots of Hornet Squadron learn their lessons the hard way. Hi-jinks are all very well on the ground, but once in a Hurricane's cockpit, the best killers keep their wits close. Newly promoted Commanding Officer Fanny Barton has a job on to whip the Hornets into shape before they face the Luftwaffe's seasoned pilots. And sometimes Fighter Command, with its obsolete tactics and stiff doctrines, is the real menace. As with all Robinson's novels, the raw dialogue, rich black humor and brilliantly rendered, adrenaline-packed dogfights bring the Battle of Britain, and the brave few who fought it, to life.
Book Synopsis Goshawk Squadron by : Derek Robinson
Download or read book Goshawk Squadron written by Derek Robinson and published by MacLehose Press. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for his black humor and expertise in military aviation, Derek Robinson is best renowned for his novels on the Royal Flying Corps. The Goshawk Squadron was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. World War One pilots were the knights of the sky, and the press and public idolised them as gallant young heroes. At just twenty-three, Major Stanley Woolley is the old man and commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron. He abhors any notion of chivalry in the clouds and is determined to obliterate the decent, gentlemanly outlook of his young, public school-educated pilots--for their own good. But as the war goes on he is forced to thrown greener and greener pilots into the meat grinder. Goshawk Squadron finds its gallows humor and black camaraderie no defense against a Spandau bullet to the back of the head.
Book Synopsis The American Nation by : Holt Mcdougal
Download or read book The American Nation written by Holt Mcdougal and published by Holt Rinehart & Winston. This book was released on 2005 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every chapter begins with a set of theme statements which are drawn from broad themes central to American history: geography, economics, government, citizenship, culture, science, technology, constitutional heritage and global relations. Throughout the book the student will be asked to think critically about the events and issues that have shaped American history.
Download or read book The World's War written by David Olusoga and published by Head of Zeus. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WORLD WAR ONE BOOK OF THE YEAR In a sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War became the World's War – a multi-racial, multi-national struggle, fought in Africa and Asia as well as in Europe, which pulled in men and resources from across the globe. Throughout, he exposes the complex, shocking paraphernalia of the era's racial obsessions, which dictated which men would serve, how they would serve, and to what degree they would suffer. As vivid and moving as it is revelatory and authoritative. The World's War explores the experiences and sacrifices of 4 million non-European, non-white people whose stories have remained too long in the shadows.
Book Synopsis Soldiers and Their Horses by : Jane Flynn
Download or read book Soldiers and Their Horses written by Jane Flynn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The soldier-horse relationship was nurtured by The British Army because it made the soldier and his horse into an effective fighting unit. Soldiers and their Horses explores a complex relationship forged between horses and humans in extreme conditions. As both a social history of Britain in the early twentieth century and a history of the British Army, Soldiers and their Horses reconciles the hard pragmatism of war with the imaginative and emotional. By carefully overlapping the civilian and the military, by juxtaposing "sense" and "sentimentality," and by considering institutional policy alongside individual experience, the soldier and his horse are re-instated as co-participators in The Great War. Soldiers and their Horses provides a valuable contribution to current thinking about the role of horses in history.
Download or read book Zeppelin Inferno written by Ian Castle and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of 1916, as the world entered the second full year of global conflict, the cities, towns and villages of Britain continued to lay vulnerable to aerial bombardment. Throughout that period German Zeppelin airships and seaplanes had come and gone at will, their most testing opposition provided by the British weather as the country’s embryonic defences struggled to come to terms with this first ever assault from the air. Britain’s civilians were now standing on the frontline — the Home Front — like the soldiers who had marched off to war. But early in 1916 responsibility for Britain’s aerial defence passed from the Admiralty to the War Office and, as German air attacks intensified, new ideas and plans made dramatic improvements to Britain’s aerial defence capability. While this new system could give early warning of approaching raiders, there was a lack of effective weaponry with which to engage them when they arrived. Behind the scenes, however, three individuals, each working independently, were striving for a solution. The results of their work were spectacular; it lifted the mood of the nation and dramatically changed the way this campaign was fought over Britain. The German air campaign against Britain in the First World War was the first sustained strategic aerial bombing campaign in history. Despite this, it has become forgotten against the enormity of the Blitz of the Second World War, although for those caught up in the tragedy of these raids, the impact was every bit as devastating. In Zeppelin Inferno Ian Castle tells the full story of the 1916 raids in unprecedented detail in what is the second book in a trilogy that will reveal the complete story of Britain’s ‘Forgotten Blitz’.
Book Synopsis The Stomach for Fighting by : Rachel Duffet
Download or read book The Stomach for Fighting written by Rachel Duffet and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food is critical to military performance, but it’s also central to social interaction and fundamental to our sense of identity. The soldiers of the Great War didn’t shed their eating preferences with their civilian clothes and the army rations, heavily reliant on bully beef and hardtack biscuit, were frequently found wanting. Nutritional science of the day had only a limited understanding of the role of vitamins and minerals, and the men were often presented with a diet that, shortages and logistics permitting, was high in calories but low in flavor and variety. Just as now, soldiers on active service were linked with home through the lovingly packed food parcels they received; a taste of home in the trenches. This book uses the personal accounts of the men themselves to explore a subject that was central not only to their physical health, but also to their emotional survival.
