WGFB: Les As Francais 1914-1918 ( French Aces 1914 1918 )

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Book Title:

Les As Francais 1914-1918 ( French Aces 1914 1918 )

Author:

CThollon Pommerol . Méchin .Guillermin

ISBN:

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Category:

History

Format:

Paperback and Hardback

Summary:

This is the " Book " that has finally been awaited on the AS Francais ( French Aces) since that of 1983 by the Swiss author Porret. These are 188 As who are listed in this work of the trio of authors and historians Thollon-Pommerol / Méchin / Guillermin . Daniel We are talking about 193 drivers, adding to the official Aces some remarkable personalities like Frantz and Quenault.
This all adds up to a large block weighing over 1.2 kilograms in A4 format. The glossy cover is magnificent, the quality of the paper, it talks about the definition of an Ace, then in descending order of the homologated victories, each of the drivers is studied. For each of them, there is a full biography, including family origins and the post-war period for those who survived. These stories are without complacency or language (reputation, character, attitude during the Occupation, professional success or not, etc.). There are also identity photos of the pilots, a color infographic illustration of the profile or a 3-view map of the most striking aircraft, but above all a detailed list of each victory and each quote. We are also offered some quotes from the period.
The last pages are devoted to an onomastic index and an index of the squadrons, beautiful color plates
Indispensable for the specialists of the French aviators of 1914 1918, there is also in English in PDF to buy directly on the site of the author : http://www.asoublies1418.fr/#english

[monse]

Thank you Bruno.
This book will be a marvellous add to the website Les Escadrilles françaises (http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escad...e_centaine.htm)