George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (WWI Centenary Series)

George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (WWI Centenary Series)
Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1528765656

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.

George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series)

George Guynemer, Knight of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series)
Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781473317802

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.

Georges Guynemer

Georges Guynemer
Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher:
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1918
Genre: Fighter pilots
ISBN:

"Georges Guynemer (24 December 1894? 11 September 1917 missing) was a top fighter ace for France during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death."--Wikipedia.

Knights of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series)

Knights of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series)
Author: Lieutenant Bennett a. Molter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781473317970

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.

Set in Stone?

Set in Stone?
Author: Emma Login
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2016-02-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1784912581

This book provides a holistic and longitudinal study of war memorialisation in the UK, France and the USA from 1860 to 2014.

Goshawk Squadron

Goshawk Squadron
Author: Derek Robinson
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623653266

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.

Guynemer - The Ace of Aces (Wwi Centenary Series)

Guynemer - The Ace of Aces (Wwi Centenary Series)
Author: Jacques Mortane
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781473317833

"In the pages which I shall consecrate to the glorious hero of whom France is so proud, my aim will be to make him known just as he was in the aerodromes. It is the fighter, the master of technique whom we study in one. I shall add not a phrase to what the Ace of Aces was willing to confide to me in the conversations held with him. He agreed to tell me of his pursuits, and to give me his opinions, while I took notes scrupulously, writing at his dictation" 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.

Piece of Cake

Piece of Cake
Author: Derek Robinson
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2011-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0857385623

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 humour and brilliantly rendered, adrenalin-packed dogfights bring the Battle of Britain, and the brave few who fought it, to life.

Soldiers and Their Horses

Soldiers and Their Horses
Author: Jane Flynn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000030385

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.

The Boeing 247

The Boeing 247
Author: F. Robert Van der Linden
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2011-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780295803814

In 1933, the Boeing Aircraft Company set a new standard for air transportation by introducing the Boeing 247 a graceful, all-metal, twin-engined aircraft that was 50 percent faster than the competition. Van der Linden traces the development of the 247 and the odyssey from its brief period of dominan