07-15-2025, 03:46 PM
A book about WWI aviation. It's quite detailed and covers a lot of things I'd never considered, such as how planes were commissioned and built, types of missions flown, how the notion of "aces" developed, and how airmen were trained (or often weren't, since some went into combat with only a few hours flying time). I skipped the last two chapters, one on home defence, and on eon the war in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Draws on period sources, but is mostly analytical, so less focused on the experiences of the airmen. It's focused almost entirely on the British and Canadians, with some discussion of French and German training methods, and a short digression on Richtofen in the section on aces. No mention of Americans at all.
Recommended if you want some detailed info on the subject.
TG - I'll pass this one on to you.
Recommended if you want some detailed info on the subject.
TG - I'll pass this one on to you.
the hands that guide me are invisible
