Cavalry of the Air - Dundurn

Cavalry of the Air

An Illustrated Introduction to the Aircraft and Aces of the First World War

Published November 2014

Description

Many of the airmen of the First Word War who challenged both the enemy and death did not survive. These are their stories.

In the clinging mud and trench warfare of WWI, it was soon clear that the cavalry — the elite of the elite — would be of little use.



The dashing men and officers of the cavalry searched for a way to be front and center in the conflict, and found it in the new air forces being established on both sides of the Western Front. Soon lances and sabres were replaced by silk scarves and machine guns. Combat on horseback was replaced by dogfights in the air — one-on-one and in great flying formations — always between warriors. No technology changed more in the five years of the war, and none would have a bigger impact.



From Great Britain to Canada to Australia and New Zealand, new heroes took the honour and dash of the cavalry to the air in flying machines — which would change the face of war forever.

Reviews

Contributors

Norman Leach

Norman S. Leach is a historian, award-winning freelance writer, professional speaker and adventurer and author of six books on Canadian military history, including Cavalry of the Air, Passchendaele and Hitler’s Stealth Fighter. He lives in Calgary.

Colonel John Melbourne

John Melbourne is Honorary Colonel of 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron, 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta. Honorary Colonel Melbourne joined the RCAF in 1953 and served for more than a decade in uniform, primarily in Search and Rescue operations. He is a past President of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association.

Book Details

Paperback
November 2014
7x10 in
160 pp
9781459723320
PDF
November 2014
-
162 pp
9781459723337
ePub
November 2014
-
162 pp
9781459723344