Baldrick62
03-07-2012, 12:49
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The First War Planes Author:
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Where the fascination with WWI aviation started for me! Purnell's 'History of the World Wars' Special, '64 Pages packed with colour' as it said on the cover, was largely a compendium of articles from their late '60s/early '70s 'History of the First World War' magazines. As well as providing a loose chronology for the war in the air, it also explored technical and tactical innovations, identified notable flyers other than MvR and provided lots of photos and colour drawings of individually-marked aircraft and sqn markings. While since overtaken by later publications whcih have benefitted from the upsurge in interest and research on the subject, for its time and the princely cover price of 45p (which would have been about AU$1.20) it remains for me a great investment and a nostaglic classic.
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The First War Planes Author:
various ISBN:
doesn't have one Category:
History Format:
Paperback Summary:
Where the fascination with WWI aviation started for me! Purnell's 'History of the World Wars' Special, '64 Pages packed with colour' as it said on the cover, was largely a compendium of articles from their late '60s/early '70s 'History of the First World War' magazines. As well as providing a loose chronology for the war in the air, it also explored technical and tactical innovations, identified notable flyers other than MvR and provided lots of photos and colour drawings of individually-marked aircraft and sqn markings. While since overtaken by later publications whcih have benefitted from the upsurge in interest and research on the subject, for its time and the princely cover price of 45p (which would have been about AU$1.20) it remains for me a great investment and a nostaglic classic.
36941