Fire in the Sky : The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War

By (author) Molkentin, Michael

When the First World War began in August 1914, aeroplanes were a novelty, barely a decade old. Despite this, Australia was one of just a few nations outside Europe to establish a military flying school and corps. From a first class of four student pilots the Australian Flying Corps would grow to number almost 4000 by the armistice. Its young volunteers were pioneers in a completely new dimension of warfare as they struggled for control of the skies over the Western Front and Middle East. Using private letters, diaries and official records, historian Michael Molkentin reveals the remarkable story of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps. It is a tale of heroism and endurance; of a war fought thousands of feet above the trenches in aircraft of timber and fabric. Fire in the Sky takes readers up into this chaotic tumult and into the midst of a war from which only one in two Australian airmen emerged unscathed.

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書名 Fire in the Sky : The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War
著作者等 Molkentin, Michael
書名別名 The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War
出版元 Allen & Unwin
刊行年月 2010.09.01
ページ数 424p
大きさ H233 x W156
ISBN 9781742370729
言語 英語
出版国 オーストラリア
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