Dogfight by Tony Holmes
Fighter pilots are the elite of the elite; it can take years of training to produce a fighter pilot and even longer to produce a plane that is worthy of their skills. Yet a dogfight can last only minutes. Drawing inspiration from The History Channel's popular show, Dogfight and the new Osprey DUEL series, Dogfight offers readers a chance to discover what it felt like to be a fighter pilot during World War I, flying some of the most iconic planes to have ever graced the skies during operations when man and machine were tested to the limit.
Meticulously researched digital artwork recreates the cockpit of each of these iconic fighter planes and accompanies a step-by-step explanation of the design and development of these warbirds, from prototype to combat. First-hand accounts and interviews with surviving pilots detail pilot training differences among the combatants as well as the equipment used in their preparations for war. Maps and diagrams reveal the wider strategic setting in which each dogfight took place.
From Spitfires battling Messerschmitts over the skies of southern England to Fw 190s desperately attempting to turn the tide against the advancing Mustangs of the 8th Air Force during the dying days of the war, discover the history of these amazing pilots and their aircraft in the awesome dogfights of World War I.
Special Features:
- Illustrated throughout with digital illustrations of cockpits, side elevations, and battle scenes and filled with rare and never-before-seen photographs.
- Provides in-depth information on the flight characteristics and fighting capabilities of all of the most famous warbird types
- Includes brief biographies and kill tables of famous aces
Tony Holmes has been the aerospace editor at Osprey since 1989, after previously working for the publishing business as an author/photographer in Asia and Australia. In 1994, he launched the critically acclaimed and massively successful Aircraft of the Aces series. The author resides in Kent, England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781782008804 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782008802 |
| Title | Dogfight |
| Author | Tony Holmes |
| Series | General Aviation |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Osprey Publishing (UK) |
| Year published | 2012-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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