Waterstones Bloody April
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Price: £10.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: The story of the decimation of the Royal Flying Corps over Arras in 1917 As the Allies embarked upon the Battle of Arras, they desperately needed accurate aerial reconnaissance photographs. But by this point the Royal Flying Club were flying obsolete planes. The new German Albatros scouts massively outclassed them in every respect: speed, armament, ability to withstand punishment and manoeuverability. Many of the RFC's pilots were straight out of flying school - as they took to the air they were sitting targets for the experienced German aces. Over the course of 'Bloody April' the RFC suffered casualties of over a third. The average life expectancy of a new subaltern on the front line dropped to just eleven days. And yet they carried on flying, day after day, in the knowledge that, in the eyes of their commanders at least, their own lives meant nothing compared to the photographs they brought back, which could save tens of thousands of soldiers on the ground. In this book Peter Hart tells the story of the air war over Arras, using the voices of the men who were actually there.
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780304367191
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ISBN: 9780304367191
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Author: Alan Pearson
Rating: 5
Review: I bought this book after reading others including Somme Success. In Somme Success the work of the RFC in clearing the skies of German aircraft is related along with the swing of air superiority in favour of the allies with the introduction of pusher type aircraft. Bloody April deals with the Battle of Arras in Spring 1917 where the aerial superiority had swung back in favour of the Germans with the introduction of the Albatross series of fighters. Once again a mix of data and personal experiences that makes me wonder at the bravery and stoicism of the RFC aircrew. Another well research book by excellent Peter Hart, well worth the price
Author: Mr. B. J. Austin
Rating: 3
Review: I find Peter Hart's books a bit to rigid, full of fact and figures from statements of people involve. "Marked for Death" is much more readable.
