Knights of the Air
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Prix régulier 80,00 € TTC 6%
This amazing book - which contains photographs, maps, colour illustrations, propaganda posters, etc… - depicts air forces ( aircraft, weapons, men, etc... ) during the First World War.
Caractéristiques
| Format | 29 x 24 x 3 cm |
| Nbr. de pages | 192 |
| Finition | Hardcover ( square back binding ), headband, gold edging, leatherette finish |
| Particularités | INTERLARD |
| Aviation belge | No |
| Année d’édition | 1980 |
| Langue | English |
| ISBN | 0 - 8094 - 3252 - 8 |
| Etat du livre | Old, like new |
| Auteur | Ezra Bowen |
| Collection / Série | The Epic of Flight |
| Editeur | Time - Life Books Inc. |
Description
Memo to the Reader :
It is a risky business to write history while the people who lived it are still around. We were aware of that when we started work on Knights of the Air. More than a thousand viators who flew in World War I are still living*, even though their war ended more than 60 years ago.
( ... ) They are magnificent men. They were the cream of their generation, and they still are -- active, clear - headed, opinionated and ready to help.
( ... ) For my own part, the fliers revived memories of my father, who served a year in France with the A.E.F. ( ... ) On a day off, midway though the book, I went digging through the attic of my mother's house and found the tunic of his World War I uniform, which had been stowed away for 40 years. ( ... ) Now the olf uniform hangs inside my office door, a reminder of our special experience with the knights of the air.
Sincerely,
Thomas H. Flaherty Jr.
Series Editor
The Epic of Flight
* In 1980.
