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This book is being published to co-incide wi th the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. It conta ins eye-opening accounts of the lives of airmen in the First World War, collected by a flier in the Second World War. '
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Bruce Lewis records the memories of thirteen men who braved not only the perils of pioneer flying, but also the increasingly desperate efforts of the enemy to claw their fragile machines from the sky.
Review
A Few Of The First is a fascinating collection of thirteen first-hand accounts of flying in the RFC and RNAS during the First World War. A Few Of The First presents the experiences of early aviators, painting a broader picture than just showcasing dogfights on the Western Front as it shows how these survivors of WWI carried out their arduous duties under difficult (and at times horrendous) cricumstances. A Few Of The First is a tribute to thouse young men who, encased in wood, cloth and wire, and propelled by unreliable engings, flew in their "Harry Tates", their Vickers "Gunbuses", and their "Bloody Pralysers", battling time after time against almost impossible odds. Simply stated, no World War I military library can be considered complete without the addition of A Few Of The First. -- Midwest Book Review
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- PublisherPen & Sword
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0850525098
- ISBN 13 9780850525090
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages246
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