Format:
Online-Ressource (193 p)
ISBN:
9780850528640
Series Statement:
Battleground
Content:
The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and to the grave of Viscount Glentworth, killed while flying with 32 Squadron. The German side is well covered with visits to their cemeteries and aerodromes. This well researched book relives the deadly thrills of war in the air over the battlefields of the Western Front
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Introduction by Series Editor; Acknowledgements; Author's Introduction; How the Guide works; Table of Maps; The Development of Military Flying; An Explanation of German ranks; Abbreviations; The Order of Battle of the RFC 4 Brigade 1 July 1916; Chapter One The Northern Area; Chapter Two The Southern Area; Chapter Three The Eastern Area; Conclusion; Further Reading; Selective Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781783832439
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780850528640
Additional Edition:
Print version Airfields & Airmen : Somme
Language:
English
Keywords:
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