Marked for Death - The First War in the Air (Paperback)

Little more than ten years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. Nearly forgotten in the war's massive overall death toll, some 50,000 aircrew would die in the combatant nations' fledgling air forces. The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on gallant air 'aces' who become national heroes. The reality was horribly different. Marked for Death debunks popular myth to explore the brutal truths of wartime aviation: of flimsy planes and unprotected pilots; of burning nineteen-year-olds falling screaming to their deaths; of pilots blinded by the entrails of their observers. James Hamilton-Paterson also reveals how four years of war produced profound changes both in the aircraft themselves and in military attitudes and strategy. By 1918 it was widely accepted that domination of the air above the battlefield was crucial to military success, a realization that would change the nature of warfare forever.

General

Imprint:	Pegasusbooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2017
Authors:	James Hamilton-Paterson
Dimensions:	222 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	356
ISBN-13:	978-1-68177-506-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > History > General
LSN:	1-68177-506-9
Barcode:	9781681775067

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