Author

Publication

2009 - Osprey, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

24,000 words, Guess

Page Count

96 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivepusheracesworldw00gutt
  • ISBN-101846034175
  • ISBN-101846038979
  • ISBN-139781846034176
  • ISBN-139781846038976
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009281056
  • OCLC Control Number262433396
  • Better World Books9781846034176
  • Better World Books9781846038976
  • Open LibraryOL27083822M

Classifications

  • DDC940.44941
  • LCCUG1242.F5 G934 2009
  • LCCD602

Alternate Titles

  • Pusher aces of World War I
  • Pusher aces of World War One

Description

Pusher fighters, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front, may have looked ungainly, yet they were able to hold their own remarkably well against their German counterparts. This is the story of the unusual pusher and its many aces, including Lanoe Hawker VC, who formed and led Britain's first fighter squadron before dying in a ten-minute duel with Manfred von Richtofen, American 'cowboy' ace Frederick Libby, third-ranking French ace Charles Nungesser and the aggressive Belgian ace Fernand Jacquet. Packed with colourful artwork of a variety of pusher designs, paint.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Osprey aircraft of the aces -- 88

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