Canvas Falcons Men And Planes Of WW1

Based on documents written by the great aces and interviews with survivors, this story of the air war in Europe re-creates a world where men too young to have known much of life discovered new ways of killing & dying. Here are the true stories of the famous flyers on both sides of the conflict: Manfred von Richthofen--"The Red Baron"--who shot down 80 enemy planes; Max Immelmann, who extended the combat capabilities of the aircraft with his innovative aerial maneuvers; one-eyed British ace Mick Mannock who brought down 73 German planes; & America's own Eddie Rickenbacker, whose 26 kills came in little more than a year of actual combat. Examining the technological aspects of combat aviation, the development & use of weapons such as the zeppelin & the machine gun, and the incredible teamwork of famous fighter squadrons, Longstreet captures both the romance & the horror of combat above the Western Front.