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Guynemer - Chevalier of the Air (Paperback)
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Guynemer - Chevalier of the Air (Paperback)
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Georges Guynemer, Knight of the Air
by Henry Bordeaux
The Chevalier of Flight: Captain Guynemer
by Mary R. Parkman
'Until one has given all, one has given nothing'
Georges Guynemer
This special Leonaur edition contains two accounts of one the most
most honoured French fighter aces of the First World War, Georges
Guynemer. Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Guynemer was a
sickly child and was initially rejected for military service, but
through determination and perseverance he was first accepted as a
mechanic in the opening year of the war and later qualified as a
pilot flying a Morane-Saulnier aircraft in Escadrille MS. 3. In
1915 the squadron was renamed Escadrille N. 3 and re-equipped with
Nieuport 10 fighter aircraft. It was while flying the Nieuport that
Guynemer became an acknowledged 'ace' and established himself as a
hero of his nation. By the end of 1916 he had 25 'kills' to his
credit and his face-and his famous aircraft with the stork
insignia-had became iconic. Lionised by the press and now
influential, Guynemer involved himself in aircraft development and
in 1917, flying a Spad VII-one of the aircraft he had helped
improve-he was the first pilot to shoot down a German Gotha GIII
heavy bomber. By July 1917 Guynemer had chalked up 50 kills. Shy
and embarrassed by the attention he received as a national figure,
Guynemer struggled with his fame, but this, ironically, made him
even more attractive to a public eager for a 'chevalier' to divert
their thoughts from the industrial scale, grinding attrition of the
trenches. Georges Guynemer was reported lost in action over Belgium
in September 1917 at the age of 22. Awarded many of his country's
highest honours he remained an inspirational figure to the French
throughout the Great War.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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