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'Richthofen's Circus': Jagdgeschwader Nr 1 Aviation Elite Units 16
A$ 40.00
Undoubtedly the most famous of any nation’s aviation units in World War 1 was the legendary Jagdgeschwader Nr 1, or ‘The Flying Circus’ as its respectful foes labelled it. Germany’s first true fighter wing, it would always be associated with its first commander, the charismatic and revered Manfred von Richthofen. Learn More
Ace Profiles - The Men and Their Aircraft No. 3 Manfred von Richthofen The Aircraft, Myths and Accomplishments of The Red Baron (Softback)
A$ 59.95
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Focuses not only on Richthofen's stick-and-rudder abilities but also the aircraft with which he prosecuted war. Learn More
Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918 (Hardback)
A$ 499.00
This is the story of courageous Austro-Hungarians airmen who fought gallantly for their empire in the first air war. Learn More
Albatros Aces of World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces 32
A$ 35.00
The First of two volumes to deal with the Albatros Aces of World War 1.
The Albatros family of fighters were amongst the most effective aircraft employed by the Imperial German Air Service for much of World War 1, with the D.III and D.Va being flown by most of the 363 pilots who qualified as aces at some point in their often brief careers. Learn More
The Albatros family of fighters were amongst the most effective aircraft employed by the Imperial German Air Service for much of World War 1, with the D.III and D.Va being flown by most of the 363 pilots who qualified as aces at some point in their often brief careers. Learn More
Albatros Aces of World War 1 Part 2 Aircraft of the Aces 77
A$ 35.00
This book is a follow-up to Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 32 World War 1 - Albatros Aces, and provides a look at the design and production of the Albatros series. It also details the careers of some of the war's best known and lesser-known aces. Learn More
Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces 46
A$ 35.00
Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions.
The pilots of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate to find themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Learn More
The pilots of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate to find themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Learn More
Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War I (Hardback)
A$ 250.00
Here is the most comprehensive, detailed and accurate story of these exotic aircraft ever written. Learn More
Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces 66
A$ 35.00
This book covers the story of the Balloon Busting specialists. Aces such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard, from both sides in World War 1, through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success.
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Early German Aces of World War I Aircraft of the Aces 73
A$ 35.00
The exploits of aces like Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelke became legendary on both sides of the front, and they received the adulation of the German public, along with such honours as the first awards of the Orden Pour le Mérite (the 'Blue Max') to airmen. These men created the tactics and principles of German fighter aviation as they did so. Learn More
Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 (part 1) Aircraft of the Aces 53
A$ 35.00
As Germanys premier fighter unit, von Richthofens JG I (led by Hermann Göring in the wake of the 'Red Baron's' recent death) received the first examples of the D VII to reach the frontline in late April. Built to oppose the new generation of French SPAD XIIIs and British SE 5as and Camel fighters, the D VII was arguably the best all-round fighting scout of the Great War.
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Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 (part 2) Aircraft of the Aces 63
A$ 35.00
Volume 53 in this series covered Fokker D VII aces from the four elite Jagdgeschwadern of the German army, and this follow-on volume charts the story of the many aces who flew the famed fighter in other units committed to combat in the final months of World War 1. D VII operations covered the entire Western Front, from the North Sea to the Swiss border. In the latter half of 1918 the Fokker was not only the mainstay of the army Jagdstaffeln, but also the most potent fighter flown by home defence Kests and the pilots of the German navy in Flanders. Learn More
Fokker Dr I Aces of World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces 40
A$ 35.00
Undoubtedly the most famous fighter type to see service on either side during World War 1, the Fokker Dr I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen’s JG 1 ‘circus’ was the first Jasta to completely re-equip with the new fighter, and in the skilled hands of its numerous aces the Dr I proved a formidable opponent. Learn More
Fokker Dr.1 Triplane: A World War One Legend (Hardback)
A$ 100.00
A detailed study of one of the greatest warplanes in aeronautical history, made famous by Manfred von Richthofen and other leading German aces. Learn More
Gunther Pluschow : Airman, Escaper and Explorer (Hardback)
A$ 60.00
Gunther Plüschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history - during the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Learn More
Jagdgeschwader Nr II Geschwader 'Berthold' Aviation Elite Units 19
A$ 40.00
This volume contains many first-hand accounts byJosef Veltjens (35 kills), Georg von Hantelmann (25 kills), Franz Büchner (40 kills), Ulrich Neckel (30 kills) and other notable aces, which reveal the esprit de corps and camaraderie these airmen displayed in their struggles against superior numbers up to the war’s final grim days.
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Jagdstaffel 2 Boelcke: Von Richthofen's Mentor Aviation Elite Units 26
A$ 40.00
By August 1916, the German Air Service was fighting a losing struggle in the skies over the Battle of the Somme. In response, an entirely new type of fighting formation came into being -the Jagdstaffel, a unit designed solely as a fighting squadron. One of the most famous was Jasta 2, formed and led by Germany's premiere fighter ace Oswald Boelcke. Renamed Jasta 'Boelcke', the unit would carry its first commander's legacy to spectacular success in late 1918. Learn More
Julius Buckler: Malaula ! The Battle Cry of Jasta 17 (Hardback)
A$ 55.00
Buckler initially served with the German army when the Great War began, until he was wounded and moved to the air service to train as a pilot. Learn More
Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke German Ace (Hardback)
A$ 49.95
The story of the fighter pilot the Red Baron himself sought to emulate . . .
German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I, the youngest captain in the German air force, decorated with the Pour Ie Merite order while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the time of his death. Learn More
German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I, the youngest captain in the German air force, decorated with the Pour Ie Merite order while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the time of his death. Learn More
London 1914–17 The Zeppelin Menace Campaign 193
A$ 40.00
This book tells the story of Germany’s strategic Zeppelin offensive against Britain, and how it came to be neutralized. Learn More
Pfalz Scout Aces of World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces 71
A$ 35.00
The Pfalz Flugzeug Werke, located at Speyer am Rhein in Bavaria, was the third in the great triumvirate (along with Fokker and Albatros) of German fighter manufacturers in the Great War.
Pfalz entered the fighter market with the Pfalz E.I and its successors, all monoplanes which were similarly armed. Though never as as numerous as the Albatros or Fokker designs, the D III/IIIa was flown in combat by many well-known aces: Werner Voss, Carl Degelow, Erich Löwenhardt, and the balloon buster Fritz von Röth, among others. This book examines the little-known aircraft flown by these incredible men. Learn More
Pfalz entered the fighter market with the Pfalz E.I and its successors, all monoplanes which were similarly armed. Though never as as numerous as the Albatros or Fokker designs, the D III/IIIa was flown in combat by many well-known aces: Werner Voss, Carl Degelow, Erich Löwenhardt, and the balloon buster Fritz von Röth, among others. This book examines the little-known aircraft flown by these incredible men. Learn More
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