Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Opening Moves

Chapter 2
Air Combat Turns Deadly

Chapter 3
Strategic Bombing

Chapter 4
Maritime Aviation

Chapter 5
The Eastern Front

Chapter 6
The Italian Front

Chapter 7
The Middle East

Chapter 8
Air Combat Comes of Age

Index

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An essential reference guide to WWI aircraft with over 200 profile artworks

About the Author

Jack Herris is a former US Navy aviator with a degree in aeronautical engineering. A noted aviation historian specialising in World War I aircraft. He contributes regularly to Over the Front, the journal of the League of World War I Aviation Historians, as well as other publications. He is the author of several books including Pfalz Aircraft WWI and SPAD Two-Seaters of WWI.

Reviews

It is interesting to see the amazing progress of aircraft design in eight years from the flimsy Bleriot to the fast, well armed fighting aircraft at the end of the book... look out for the amazing colour schemes.
*Model Aviation*

Happily, the new volume in `The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide’ series draws on the latest research to cover various World War I airplanes and airships in full colour... Herris and Pearson have created a worthy successor to the `Harleyford’ volumes. It is highly recommended. …
*Over the Front magazine*