THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF FIGHTER PILOTS – Eyewitness accounts of air combat from the Red Baron to Today’s Top Guns
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Hardcover ( square back binding ) |
| Condition | Used good |
| Published date | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Author | J. Lewis-Stempel |
| Editor | Constable & Robinsons Ltd |
Description
Here are the twentieth century’s most notable air battles in the words of those who fought them, including some of the greatest aces in our history. Beginning with the famous dogfights over the Western Front in 1914 and going right up to furious, jet-driven sorties over the Gulf in 1991, these accounts give a real flavour of the adrenaline-fuelled experience of aerial combat.
Relive the exploits of Manfred von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Richard Hillary, Johnnie Johnson, Luftwaffe WWII aces Heinz Knoke and Johannes Steinhoff, and over 20 others. Accounts are included from both the World Wars, from Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Gulf. As well as the human personalities, there are graphic descriptions of the legendary warplanes – the Spitfire, Me 109, the Zero, the F-16, the MiG, the Mustang and the Harrier.
This is a comprehensive and fascinating book about a form of combat that has changed beyond recognition over the last hundred years. It details the dauntingly high mortality rates among airmen, and gives vivid insights into both the daily round and the dangers, such as bailing out over enemy territory, surviving in an Iraqi POW camp, or getting shot down in a blazing Spitfire.
Source: Publisher’s summary printed on cover