Canadian Airmen and the First World War: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force

by Sydney F. Wise

Book Overview

The first of three volumes of the Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, this book provides the definitive story of Canadian airmen in World War I and, moreover, a revisionist account of the war in the air. Organized topically, this volume begins with an overview of military aviation in Canada prior to 1914, as successful aircraft experiments like Baldwin's and McCurdy's Silver Dart are set against Defence Minister Sam Hughes' rejection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802023797
• ISBN13: 9780802023797
• Release Date: November 1980
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 771 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.