Cavalry Of The Clouds Wwi Centenary Series

Author : Alan Bott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1473317789

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Cavalry of the Clouds (Wwi Centenary Series) by Alan Bott Pdf

"This Volume, one of the first books about fighting in the air, is written by a fighting airman. The author depicts the daily life of the flying officer in France, simply and with perfect truth; indeed he describes heroic deeds with such moderation and absence of exaggeration that the reader will scarcely realise that these stories are part of the annals of a squadron which for a time held a record in the heaviness of its losses." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Alan Bott
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664565341

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Cavalry of the Clouds by Alan Bott Pdf

Join Alan Bott on a thrilling journey through the skies of World War I as he recounts his time with his squadron and their daring missions in the Sopwith Strutter. This memoir offers a vivid portrayal of aerial combat at its earliest stages, including Bott's three victories and his commendation with the Military Cross. With gripping accounts of battles over the Western Front, including the historic Battle of the Somme, readers will be transported to a time of bravery in the face of mortal danger. Don't miss this incredible firsthand account of a fighter pilot's experiences during the Great War.

Author : John Sweetman
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752476049

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Cavalry of the Clouds by John Sweetman Pdf

In 1917, David Lloyd George declared that airmen were 'the cavalry of the clouds ... the knighthood of this war ...' This romantic image was fostered post-war by writers of adventure stories and the stunts of Hollywood filmmakers, and yet it was far from the harsh reality of life of an airman. From their baptism of fire in 1914 carrying out reconnaissance and experiencing the first dogfights, to the breakthrough in 1918 which claimed heavy casualties, the aerial defenders of Britain were continually tested. In Cavalry of the Clouds John Sweetman describes the development of British air power during the First World War on the Western Front, which culminated in the creation of the first independent air force, the RAF. By making use of the correspondence of airmen and ground staff of all nationalities, he illustrates the impact this new type of conflict had on those involved and their families at home. Extensively researched, Cavalry of the Clouds is an essential reference work for any student of military history.

Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781473368668

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Now It Can Be Told (WWI Centenary Series) by Philip Gibbs Pdf

"In this book I have written about some aspects of the war which, I believe, the world must know and remember, not only as a memorial of men's courage in tragic years, but as a warning of what will happen again-surely-if a heritage of evil and of folly is not cut out of the hearts of peoples. Here it is the reality of modern warfare not only as it appears to British soldiers, of whom I can tell, but to soldiers on all the fronts where conditions were the same." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Alan John Bott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:10902682

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Cavalry of the Clouds by Alan John Bott Pdf

Author : Louis Tracy
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781473367401

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The Day of Wrath: A Story of 1914 (WWI Centenary Series) by Louis Tracy Pdf

This early work by Louis Tracy was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'The Day of Wrath: A Story of 1914' is a novel about the horrors of the first year of the Great War. The New York Times Book Review published this critique of the work: "The Human mind is so constituted that it becomes deadened by the weight of numbers, needing the personal, the individual, to awaken its liveliest sympathies. We read with pity and horror of the sufferings of a nation; but that they may be brought really home to us, become really vivid and forceful, they must be embodied in some person or small group of persons. And it is something of this embodiment which Mr. Tracy has achieved in his latest book, The Day of Wrath. We have all read of burned villages, murdered noncombatants, tortured women-all the horror and agony undergone by heroic Belgium in the cruel days of August and September, 1914. Mr. Tracy takes a little company of six people, two of them English, the others Belgium, and shows us what happens to them during that awful time." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Frederick George Scott
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473367302

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The Great War as I Saw It (WWI Centenary Series) by Frederick George Scott Pdf

"May the ears of Canada never grow deaf to the plea of widows and orphans and our crippled men for care and support. May the eyes of Canada never be blind to that glorious light which shines upon our young national life from the deeds of those "Who counted not their lives dear unto themselves," and may the lips of Canada never be dumb to tell to future generations the tales of heroism which will kindle the imagination and fire the patriotism of children that are yet unborn." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Alan Bott
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0282549331

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Cavalry of the Clouds (Classic Reprint) by Alan Bott Pdf

Excerpt from Cavalry of the Clouds For weeks we had talked guardedly offit and them - oi the greatest day of the Push and the latest form of warfare. De tails oi the twin mysteries had been rightly kept secret by the red-batted Olympians who really knew, though we of the fighting branches had heard sufficient to stimulate an appetite for rumour and exaggeration. Con. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William A. Bishop
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781528765671

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Winged Warfare (WWI Centenary Series) by William A. Bishop Pdf

"Here for the first time is presented the thrilling personal narrative of a living champion of the air-the self-told story of Major William A. Bishop, of Canada and the British Royal Flying Corps." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Bert Hall
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781528765640

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En L'Air (WWI Centenary Series) by Bert Hall Pdf

""This book is the amazing story, told in his own words, of an American who fought in the French Army from the Second day after the war was declared in 1914 until the present time. His service included also special duty on the Russian front. The title, ""En L'Air,"" familiar to many American readers, is the command given aviators in the French Army to leave the ground on the duty to which r=they have been assigned."" This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : E. Alexander Powell
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781528765343

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Fighting in Flanders (WWI Centenary Series) by E. Alexander Powell Pdf

""Nothing is more unwise, on general principles, than to attempt to write about a war before that war is finished and before history has given it the justice of perspective. The campaign which began with the flight of the Belgian Government from Brussels and which culminated in the fall of Antwerp formed, however, a separate and distinct phase of the Greatest of Wars, and I feel that I should write of that campaign while its events are still sharp and clear in my memory and before the impressions it produced have begun to fade."" This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473368064

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Gallipoli Diary, Volume I. (WWI Centenary Series) by Ian Hamilton Pdf

"Only constant observation of civilian Judges and soldier witnesses could have shown me how fallible is the unaided military memory or have led me by three steps to a War Diary- (1) There is nothing certain about war except that one side won't win. (2) The winner is asked no questions-the loser has to answer for everything. (3) Soldiers think of nothing so little as failure and yet, to the extent of fixing intentions, orders, facts, dates firmly in their own minds, they ought to be prepared. Conclusion:-In war, keep your own counsel, preferably in a note-book." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Anon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781528765398

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Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron (WWI Centenary Series) by Anon Pdf

""This Booklet has been compiled with the object of enabling the members of the 20th Machine-Gun Squadron to recall the principal incidents in its history, as well as to allow their friends and relations to obtain some idea of their experiences whilst they were serving with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. Although no pains have been spared to obtain accuracy, the statements made must, necessarily, not be regarded as absolutely authoritative. Beyond doubt, many brave deeds, fully deserving of mention in these pages, must have been unavoidably overlooked, in which case the leniency of readers is requested."" This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Author : Alan 1893-1952 Bott
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1361309342

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CAVALRY OF THE CLOUDS by Alan 1893-1952 Bott Pdf

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Author : "Contact" ( Alan Bott, M.C.)
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511930926

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Cavalry of the Clouds by "Contact" ( Alan Bott, M.C.) Pdf

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