British Single-Seater Fighter Squadrons on the Western Front in World War I On the Western Front In World War I
Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History Publishing, 2006. Quarto, illustrated boards, 366 pp., 64 plates. An excellent copy in a fine dust-jacket. This is the story of the single-seater fighter operations over the Western Front flown by the fighter pilots of Great Britain and her Commonwealth. Along with their opposite numbers from Germany and her allies, these pilots of the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and later, the Royal Air Force, were the world's first fighter pilots. The Great War of 1914-1918 saw the advent of a new type of warfare. For the first time in history the aeroplane was to play an important and vital role in the pursuit of war. Item #1735
ISBN: 0764324209
Price (AUD): $250.00