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Marked for death, the first war in the air, James Hamilton-Paterson

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Marked for death, the first war in the air, James Hamilton-Paterson

Language

eng

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Main title

Marked for death

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James Hamilton-Paterson

Sub title

the first war in the air

Summary

The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on gallant air "aces" who become national heroes. The reality was horribly different. Marked for Death debunks popular myth to explore the brutal truths of wartime aviation: of flimsy planes and unprotected pilots; of burning, screaming nineteen-year-olds falling to their deaths; of pilots blinded by the entrails of their observers. James Hamilton-Paterson also reveals how four years of war produced profound changes both in the aircraft themselves and in military attitudes and strategy. By 1918, it was widely accepted that domination of the air above the battlefield was crucial to military success, a realisation that would change the nature of warfare forever

Target audience

adult

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