Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes' by Mark Postlethwaite

Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes' by Mark Postlethwaite

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Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes' by Mark Postlethwaite

This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire. Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot, Rene Fonck, and France's most celebrated hero of the air, Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces, such as Rene's Dorme, Alfred Heurteaux, Albert Deullin, and American volunteers Edwin Parsons and Frank L. Baylies. Additionally, Guynemer was instrumental in developing France's premier series of fighter planes, the SPAD VII, XII, XIII and XVII.
A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written eight titles in the past, including Aircraft of the Aces 39: 'SPAD VII Aces of World War I' and Aircraft of the Aces 47: 'SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War II'. Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War I aviation for over 30 years, producing the most technically accurate artwork on the subject. He has illustrated every one of the World War I books in the Aircraft of the Aces series to date.
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ISBN 13 9781841767536
ISBN 10 1841767530
Title Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes'
Author Jon Guttman
Series Aviation Elite Units
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2004-11-26
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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