No parachute : a classic account of war in the air in WWI in letters written in 1917 by Lieutenant A.S.G. Lee, Sherwood Forresters, attached Royal Flying Corps /
From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces - among them Ball, Bishop, McCudden, Collishaw and Mannock - whose legendary feats have echoed down half a century. But...
| Основен автор: | Lee, Arthur S. Gould 1894-1975, (Author) |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
Grub Street,
2013.
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| Издание: | [New edition]. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=716589 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
No parachute |
| Резюме: |
From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces - among them Ball, Bishop, McCudden, Collishaw and Mannock - whose legendary feats have echoed down half a century. But behind the elite there were, in the Royal Flying Corps, many hundreds of other airmen who flew their hazardous daily sorties in outdated planes without ever achieving fame. Here is the story of one of these unknown flyers - a story based on letters written on the day, hot on the event, which tells. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"First published 1968 by Jarrolds Publishers (London) Ltd."--Title page verso. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| ISBN: |
9781909808676 1909808679 |