For the first time, a detailed history of a little known aspect of the Great War in the air: the forty-two Italian aces. From legendary personalities such as Francesco Baracca and Scaroni to completely forgotten aces, each biography details their personalities, and their combat careers during and after the war. Charts report all their victories, with careful cross-referencing to Austrian and German losses. An introduction puts the air war on the Italian front in perspective, showing the development and actions of the ...
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For the first time, a detailed history of a little known aspect of the Great War in the air: the forty-two Italian aces. From legendary personalities such as Francesco Baracca and Scaroni to completely forgotten aces, each biography details their personalities, and their combat careers during and after the war. Charts report all their victories, with careful cross-referencing to Austrian and German losses. An introduction puts the air war on the Italian front in perspective, showing the development and actions of the Italian air force including many orders of battle, and brief histories of all fighter squadrons. Over 500 previously unpublished photographs from private sources, as well as twenty-four pages of color profiles of Nieuports, Spads, Hanriots and Macchis provide a stunning visual complement for the historian and modeler.
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New. Num Pages: 300 pages, over 500 b/w photos and color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3034. 2003. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; A very nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. DJ has minor wear. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily.
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New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Maps. Schiffer Military History Book.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 495pp/illus/end-paper maps. Detailed history of the Italian AF and biographies of the Italian aces.
Finding any material on the Italian aviation efforts during the great war is hard. Finding this kind of material in English has been impossible . . . until the publication of Italian Aces of Wold War I and their Aircraft.
This is a typical Schiffer style book -- hard bound, over sized. Many photos, and color vignettes of several period aircraft.
English is obviously not the author's first language. That said, you should have no trouble reading and understanding the content contained in this volume. As a historian, I found the 'Italian' perspectives, that frequently appear in these pages, especially valuable in adding to my knowledge of this largely ignored front.
In short, this is the best (and perhaps only) serious study of Italian Aviation during the Great War that is written in English. If you are looking for a serious study of Italian Aviation during the Great War, look no further!
