Albatros Aces of World War 1 Part 2

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Albatros Aces of World War 1 Part 2

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Nearly every German ace who flew before the summer of 1918 scored victories in Albatros fighters, whose introduction coincided with the development of the famous and highly successful Jagdstaffeln, the first true German fighter formations, which became a critical German air tactic and helped to wrest back air superiority from the Allies. After wreaking havoc in the skies over Arras the Albatros was eventually outclassed by succeeding generations of Allied aircraft, but still remained the most numerous and ubiquitous of all German fighters in World War I, with Albatros biplanes contributing almost two-thirds of the German fighters at the front during the Spring Offensive of 1918.

This book, with its 32 color profiles, charts the unique markings and design of one of the most menacingly beautiful fighters of the war. Featuring famous and unsung aces, a multitude of first-hand accounts and original photographs, this book offers a fresh view into the experiences of the German pilots who endured a very different kind of war from the troops on the ground. While the soldiers confronted the dangers of No-Man's Land and faceless slaughter, the pilots endured deadly games of cat and mouse in the skies above the trenches.

Table of Contents

The Biplane Takes Over (Debut of the Albatros D I, D II and introduction of the Jagdstaffeln)/Bloody April (the supremacy of the Albatros D III in April 1917 and beyond)/Maximum Effort (the summer/autumn of 1917 saw the maximum percentage of Albatros D V and D Va at the front)/Kaiserschlacht and beyond (aces who flew Albatros fighters in the March 1918 Offensive and afterwards)

Product details

Published Jun 19 2007
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846031793
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 77
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Greg VanWyngarden

Greg VanWyngarden has had a lifelong interest in W…

Illustrator

Harry Dempsey

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