This volume has an inscription to a associate and is Signed by the Author.Nearly every German ace who flew before the summer of 1918 scored victories in Albatros fighters, whose introduction coincided with the development of the famous and highly successful Jagdstaffeln, the first true German fighter formations, which became a critical German air tactic and helped to wrest back air superiority from the Allies. After wreaking havoc in the skies over Arras the Albatros was eventually outclassed by succeeding generations of Allied aircraft, but still remained the most numerous and ubiquitous of all German fighters in World War I, with Albatros biplanes contributing almost two-thirds of the German fighters at the front during the Spring Offensive of 1918. This book, with its 32 color profiles, charts the unique markings and design of one of the most menacingly beautiful fighters of the war. Featuring famous and unsung aces, a multitude of first-hand accounts and original photographs, this book offers a fresh view into the experiences of the German pilots who endured a very different kind of war from the troops on the ground. While the soldiers confronted the dangers of No-Man's Land and faceless slaughter, the pilots endured deadly games of cat and mouse in the skies above the trenches. Title: Albatros Aces of World War 1 [Part 2] Author Name: VanWyngarden, Greg Created: 2007 ISBN Number: 1846031796 ISBN-13: 9781846031793 Country of Origin: Great Britain Location Published: Great Britain, Osprey Publications: 2007 Binding: Soft Cover Book Condition: As New Inscription: Yes Categories: Osprey Books, Aviation & Air Campaigns, Aircraft & Aviation Seller ID: 8677
