9780752487311: VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0752487310 ISBN 13: 9780752487311
Verlag: The History Press, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Of more than 600 Victoria Crosses awarded to British and Empire servicemen during the First World War, 19 were awarded to airmen of the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Of these, four were posthumous awards and all but one of the total were to officers. Some of these valorous airmen were from humble backgrounds and with limited education, others were collegiate men from wealthy families, but in the words of one senior officer they all had in common "the guts of a lion."

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Cooksley is a military historian, who has researched Great War aviation history for over 10 years, his passion for this often neglected area has led to the research for this book. Peter Batchelor is a noted aviation historian and contributor to the VC series who has been instrumental in updating this edition for a new audience.

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Verlag
The History Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0752487310
ISBN 13 
9780752487311
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
272
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