Pusher aces of World War 1
By: Jon Guttman
Series: Osprey aircraft of the aces -- 88; Osprey aircraft of the aces -- 88.
Publisher: Osprey
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781846034176; 9781846038976
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; F.E.2 (Military aircraft); British Aerial operations; Weltkrieg (1914-1918); Pusher aircraft; Propellerflugzeug; Fighter pilots; History; DH.2 (Fighter plane); Biography; Aerial operations
Other 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95) and index.