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Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot de A. Smith

Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot

Autor A. Smith
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 apr 2001
Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137509826
ISBN-10: 1137509821
Pagini: 211
Ilustrații: XIV, 211 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:2001 edition
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Map: Mick Mannock's Western FrontIntroduction to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Pre-war Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-1917 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Recenzii

"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History

Notă biografică

Adrian Smith is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK. His many publications include a history of the early New Statesman, a portrait of his native city Coventry, a study of the Ministry of Defence, and a biography of Admiral Lord Mountbatten. Like Mick Mannock his formative years were spent in Canterbury.

Caracteristici

Tells the exciting story of Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War Questions the myths and fills in the gaps in Mannock's life A very accessible book, and engagingly written