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Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 by Jon Guttman (2005, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1841768774
ISBN-13
9781841768779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47840095

Product Key Features

Book Title
Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War I, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes, Dempsey, Harry
Genre
History
Author
Jon Guttman
Book Series
Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.2 in

Additional Product Features

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Trade
Reviews
"Text and color drawings...cover a variety of aces and aircraft types from both sides. The introduction that covers development and operational use of balloons during WWI is a valuable nugget for anyone studying lighter-than-air craft, whose load-carrying capacity, range, and endurance may actually motivate their return to military and civil service in the not-so-distant future." - Aerospace Modeler (January 2009) "Overall, this is a very interesting book, and if you have any interest in balloons I would strongly recommend it to you." -Rob Auer, Proceedings, "Overall, this is a very interesting book, and if you have any interest in balloons I would strongly recommend it to you." -Rob Auer,Proceedings, "Text and color drawings...cover a variety of aces and aircraft types from both sides. The introduction that covers development and operational use of balloons during WWI is a valuable nugget for anyone studying lighter-than-air craft, whose load-carrying capacity, range, and endurance may actually motivate their return to military and civil service in the not-so-distant future." -- Aerospace Modeler (January 2009) "Overall, this is a very interesting book, and if you have any interest in balloons I would strongly recommend it to you." -- Rob Auer, Proceedings, "Text and color drawings...cover a variety of aces and aircraft types from both sides. The introduction that covers development and operational use of balloons during WWI is a valuable nugget for anyone studying lighter-than-air craft, whose load-carrying capacity, range, and endurance may actually motivate their return to military and civil service in the not-so-distant future." -Aerospace Modeler(January 2009) "Overall, this is a very interesting book, and if you have any interest in balloons I would strongly recommend it to you." -Rob Auer,Proceedings
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
66
Dewey Decimal
940.544
Table Of Content
A Not-So-Easy Target (development of the kite balloon)/The Art of Balloon Busting (anti-balloon measures and weapons, 1914-1917)/Balloon Fever (the aces and their exploits, 1916-1918)/Exuent Omnes (the eclipse of balloon observation and of the balloon buster, 1918-45)/Appendices: Aces's Scores (including balloons destroyed in a single sortie)
Synopsis
Tethered balloons reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War 1 through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success.
LC Classification Number
D792

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by lmdible10 Jun, 2006
Excellent Book
I really liked this book as it is about a group of pilots that is not so well known. This book is an excellent addition to the Osprey series of books. Talks about many different pilots who were aces against balloons during World War I, and devotes many pages to Willy Coppens, the Belgian Balloon Buster extraordinaire. Overall a good book, and a great addition to your World War I library.
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