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Guynemer - Chevalier of the Air (Hardcover): Henry Bordeaux, Mary R Parkman Guynemer - Chevalier of the Air (Hardcover)
Henry Bordeaux, Mary R Parkman
R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Heroines of Service Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Palmer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw - Mary Atin,... Heroines of Service Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Palmer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw - Mary Atin, Alice C. Fletcher, Mary Slessor of Calabar, Madame Curie, Jane Addams (Paperback)
Mary R Parkman
R178 Discovery Miles 1 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heroes of to - Day (Hardcover): Mary R Parkman Heroes of to - Day (Hardcover)
Mary R Parkman
R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heroines of Service (Paperback): Mary R Parkman Heroines of Service (Paperback)
Mary R Parkman
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.

Guynemer - Chevalier of the Air (Paperback): Henry Bordeaux, Mary R Parkman Guynemer - Chevalier of the Air (Paperback)
Henry Bordeaux, Mary R Parkman
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Heroes of Today Heroes of Today - John Muir, John Burroughs, Wilfred Grenfell, Robert F. Scottjohn Muir, John Burroughs,... Heroes of Today Heroes of Today - John Muir, John Burroughs, Wilfred Grenfell, Robert F. Scottjohn Muir, John Burroughs, Wilfred Grenfell, Robert F. Scott, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Edward Trudeau and More (1917), Samuel Pierpont Langley, Edward Trudeau and More (1917) (Paperback)
Mary R Parkman
R874 Discovery Miles 8 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Also Included: Bishop Rowe, Jacob A. Riis, Herbert C. Hoover, Rupert Brooke, George W. Goethals.

Heroines of Service (Paperback): Mary R Parkman Heroines of Service (Paperback)
Mary R Parkman
R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

1938. Contents: Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Plamer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw, Mary Antin, Alice C. Fletcher, Mary Slessor of Calabar, Madame Curie and Jane Addams.

Heroes Of Today - John Muir, John Burroughs, Wilfred Grenfell, Robert F. Scott, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Edward Trudeau And... Heroes Of Today - John Muir, John Burroughs, Wilfred Grenfell, Robert F. Scott, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Edward Trudeau And More (1917) (Paperback)
Mary R Parkman
R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Also Included: Bishop Rowe, Jacob A. Riis, Herbert C. Hoover, Rupert Brooke, George W. Goethals.

Heroines of Service (Paperback): Mary R Parkman Heroines of Service (Paperback)
Mary R Parkman
R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

1938. Contents: Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Plamer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw, Mary Antin, Alice C. Fletcher, Mary Slessor of Calabar, Madame Curie and Jane Addams.

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