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Marked for death : the first war in the air /

Little more than ten years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on gallant air 'aces' who become national heroes. The reality was horribly different. S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hamilton-Paterson, James
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pegasus Books, [2016]
Edition:	First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Fighter planes > History > 20th century. Fighter pilots > History > 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations.

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