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The Battleground Europe series has helped create a new audience for the story of the desperate battles of World War I, But up to now the series has largely been concerned with the ground war. Popular demand has inspired the editors to create a new series of guides to the air war 1914-1918. The first volume is devoted to the Ypres Salient, the northernmost sector of the Western Front. Here the Royal Flying Corps battled the German Imperial Air Service for supremacy over the battlefield, while the Royal Naval Air Service attempted to intercept Germany's Zeppelins and early long-range bombers before they could reach the skies over London.
The airfields, battle and crash sites, and monuments associated with the air war in the Ypres sector are covered with all the then-and now detail expected by battleground Europe readers. The dramatic text is backed up with numerous maps, photographs and an extensive bibliography.
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Mike O'Connor has presented for the first time a guide for the laymen and cognoscente to the area around Ypres concerning the Air Forces of both sides during the Great War. A lot of guide books have been written on the First War but they have virtually entirely been concerning the Armies.At last we have a superb account of the contribution that the air forces played from being a side show at the beginning to a major player by the end of the war. The area covered is Ypres with, I understand, further volumes covering most of the Western Front. The book itself follows the usual format employed by the Battleground series. In this case it involves airfields and anecdotes concerning these airfields all linked by several tours suitable for a car journey. The photos employed are first class and the maps used clearly legible. Mike O'Connor has an engaging manner of writing and once I started reading it was difficult to disassociate oneself from the text. An excellent book which will be of interest to the First War aviation enthusiast as well as an introduction to the general reader who wishes to further his comprehension of the history of aviation in the Great War.
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Charming, Informative Travel Guide/History to WWI Air Combat!
21 Jun 2008
Format:Paperback
Numbering over 30 titles, Pen & Sword's "Battleground Europe" series offers combination guidebook/histories of WWI battlefields. AIRFIELDS & AIRMEN: YPRES is the first in the series to focus on the air action that took place over Great War battles, in this case the July 1917 battle of Ypres. Like other series titles, this volume is a marvelously informative "then and now" guide that should appeal to battlefield historians and WWI enthusiasts alike.
Author Mike O'Connor starts off with a brief summary of the development of military flying on both sides up to July 1917. He then takes the reader on tours of the western, southern and northern areas of the Ypres battlefield. Within each area he describes the aerodromes used in 1917, the squadrons based there and combats they took part in. Along with the history, he walks the reader through the various military cemeteries in each area, pointing out noted fliers buried there. Vintage photographs of aircrew, aircraft and bases are contrasted by current ground and aerial views of those same sites.
AIRFIELDS & AIRMEN: YPRES appeals on many levels. The combat exploits of such RFC and German fliers like Hawker, Guynemer and Voss over Ypres are well-told. The period pix of those fliers and their mounts offer a wonderful view of long-ago battles and warriors. The maps and contemporary photos offer a well-laid-out guide to touring those sites where history was made.
All in all, O'Connor's book is a double-barreled treat. Whether you're intending on touring Great War battlefields or only relive those events from the comforts of your home, you'll want to pick up a copy of AIRFIELDS & AIRMEN: YPRES. It's first-rate. Highly recommended.
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NB. Despite the similarity in names, I am not the author of this book. I do write military aviation history but my literary efforts center on WWII and Vietnam (i.e. DICK BONG, ACE OF ACES; MIG KILLERS OF YANKEE STATION; etc.) Interesting coincidence though!
Author Mike O'Connor starts off with a brief summary of the development of military flying on both sides up to July 1917. He then takes the reader on tours of the western, southern and northern areas of the Ypres battlefield. Within each area he describes the aerodromes used in 1917, the squadrons based there and combats they took part in. Along with the history, he walks the reader through the various military cemeteries in each area, pointing out noted fliers buried there. Vintage photographs of aircrew, aircraft and bases are contrasted by current ground and aerial views of those same sites.
AIRFIELDS & AIRMEN: YPRES appeals on many levels. The combat exploits of such RFC and German fliers like Hawker, Guynemer and Voss over Ypres are well-told. The period pix of those fliers and their mounts offer a wonderful view of long-ago battles and warriors. The maps and contemporary photos offer a well-laid-out guide to touring those sites where history was made.
All in all, O'Connor's book is a double-barreled treat. Whether you're intending on touring Great War battlefields or only relive those events from the comforts of your home, you'll want to pick up a copy of AIRFIELDS & AIRMEN: YPRES. It's first-rate. Highly recommended.
******
NB. Despite the similarity in names, I am not the author of this book. I do write military aviation history but my literary efforts center on WWII and Vietnam (i.e. DICK BONG, ACE OF ACES; MIG KILLERS OF YANKEE STATION; etc.) Interesting coincidence though!
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