Jon Guttman

Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Dempsey, Harry

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Tethered balloons reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War 1 through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472803696
• Artikelnr.: 44979848

Autorenporträt

Jon Guttman, a resident of Leesburg, Virginia, is currently research director for Historynet.com. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written eleven titles for Osprey including the popular Aircraft of the Aces 66: Balloon-Busting Aces of World War I.

Inhaltsangabe

A Not-So-Easy Target
The Art of Balloon Busting
Balloon Fever
Exeunt Omnes
Appendices: Aces's Scores