Airfields and airmen, Somme / Mike O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connor, Mike, 1947- author.

Series:

Battleground Europe.

Battleground Europe Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Somme--Guidebooks.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations.

Battlefields--France--Somme--Guidebooks.

Battlefields.

Airmen--Biography.

Airmen.

Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps--History--World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Leo Cooper, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and to the grave of Viscount Glentworth, killed while flying with 32 Squadron. The German side is well covered with visits to their cemeteries and aerodromes. This well researched book relives the deadly thrills of war in the air over the battlefields of the Western Front.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Series""; ""Title""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction by Series Editor""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Author's Introduction""; ""Table of Maps""; ""How the Guide works""; ""The Development of Military Flying""; ""An Explanation of German ranks""; ""Abbreviations""; ""The Order of Battle of the RFC 4 Brigade 1 July 1916""; ""Chapter One The Northern Area""; ""Chapter Two The Southern Area""; ""Chapter Three The Eastern Area""; ""Conclusion""; ""Further Reading""; ""Selective Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783832439

1783832436

9781473811751

1473811759

OCLC:

881887553