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Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1

Guttman Jon
Heftet / 2005 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841768779
Publisert
2005-07-10
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UF, UU, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter
Guttman Jon
Illustratør
Postlethwaite Mark

Om bidragsyterne

A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written six titles in the past: this is his first volume for Osprey. Berkshire-based Harry Dempsey is a talented profile artist who specialises in fighter aircraft of World War I. He has illustrated all of Osprey's World War I Aircraft of the Aces titles to date.

Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1

Guttman Jon
Heftet / 2005 / Engelsk
Guttman Jon
Heftet / 2005 / Engelsk
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Tethered balloons have been used for aerial observation since the French Revolution, but in World War I, they reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War I through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success.
Les mer
A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won.
A Not-So-Easy Target (development of the kite balloon); The Art of Balloon Busting (anti-balloon measures and weapons, 1914 - 1917); Balloon Fever (the aces and their exploits, 1916 - 1918); Exuent Omnes (the eclipse of balloon observation and of the balloon buster, 1918 - 45); Appendices: Aces's Scores (including balloons destroyed in a single sortie)
Les mer
A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won.

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Tethered balloons have been used for aerial observation since the French Revolution, but in World War I, they reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War I through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success.
Les mer
A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won.
A Not-So-Easy Target (development of the kite balloon); The Art of Balloon Busting (anti-balloon measures and weapons, 1914 - 1917); Balloon Fever (the aces and their exploits, 1916 - 1918); Exuent Omnes (the eclipse of balloon observation and of the balloon buster, 1918 - 45); Appendices: Aces's Scores (including balloons destroyed in a single sortie)
Les mer
A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841768779
Publisert
2005-07-10
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UF, UU, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter
Guttman Jon
Illustratør
Postlethwaite Mark

Om bidragsyterne

A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written six titles in the past: this is his first volume for Osprey. Berkshire-based Harry Dempsey is a talented profile artist who specialises in fighter aircraft of World War I. He has illustrated all of Osprey's World War I Aircraft of the Aces titles to date.

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