Aces High serves to remind us that, if not an entirely scrupulous politician, nor a perfect husband, Alan Clark really was a superb military historian. There has evolved something of a myth about the war in the air between 1914-1918. The myth goes that, while in the filth and gore of the trenches below any idealism and chivalry quickly sputtered and died, in the purer air above the last noble heroes battled in one-to-one dogfights like knights of old. It is a myth that Clark shoots down in flames, with characteristic ...
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Aces High serves to remind us that, if not an entirely scrupulous politician, nor a perfect husband, Alan Clark really was a superb military historian. There has evolved something of a myth about the war in the air between 1914-1918. The myth goes that, while in the filth and gore of the trenches below any idealism and chivalry quickly sputtered and died, in the purer air above the last noble heroes battled in one-to-one dogfights like knights of old. It is a myth that Clark shoots down in flames, with characteristic iconoclasm. One of the great RFC aces was Mick Mannock, famed for his encounter with a training instructor, out in a formation of six, with five of his very green-horned pupils. Mannock first shot down the instructor and then ruthlessly pursued each of the novices and shot them down one by one. This wasn't chivalry, it was war, and although more elegant to watch, it was every bit as lethal as Passchendaele.
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Very Good in Unclipped, with minimal wear and jacket. 191 p., immaculate and unmarked; fabulous period photos. Binding firm; boards pristine. Except for almost indiscernible wear to glossy pictorial d.j. this is "like new." 4to.
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Fine in Fine jacket. A large, heavy item: Priority and non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees; please inquire before ordering. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in red brown jacket with photos across front and rear panels (latter of Von Richtofen), 4to. 192pp. B/W and color illustrations throughout, index, appendices. Fine/NF to Fine. Book is clean, tight, square and unmarked with bright pages on heavy, glossy stock; last page gathering very slightly misset. Jacket has mild softness to upper hinge ends, touch of surface loss tip of upper rear corner. Jacket in Brodart.
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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