American Aces of World War 1
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
American Aces of World War 1
By (Author) Norman Franks
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Osprey Publishing
30th September 2001
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
First World War
European history
Air forces and warfare
War and defence operations
940.44973
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 184mm, Height 248mm, Spine 7mm
370g
Description
American fliers arriving in Europe from September 1917 brought with them no aircraft. Instead, US units had to obtain machines mainly from the British and French. From early 1918 American pilots were issued with SPAD fighters and they never looked back. As this volume details, the first American trained pilot to become an ace was Lt Douglas Campbell, who shot down five German aircraft by the end of May 1918. He was a member of the celebrated 94th 'Hat in the Ring' Aero Squadron, which created the bulk of American aces in World War I.
Author Bio
Norman Franks is one of the worlds leading authorities on World War 1 fighter aviation, having published some of the seminal works on the subject. He is currently working on a long list of volumes on Great War aces for Ospreys Aircraft of the Aces series. Berkshire-based Harry Dempsey is a talented profile artist who specialises in fighter aircraft of World War 1. He has illustrated all of Ospreys World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces titles to date.
