Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1

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Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1

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Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions.

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Published 20 Dec 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782008545
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 186 b/w; 2 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 46
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Illustrator

Mark Rolfe

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