Poilus of the Skies: Two Novels of the French Air Force During the First World War-The Flying Poilu & Birds of a Feather

by Marcel Nadaud

Book Overview

Two novels of the pilot Chignole during the Great War

French author Marcel Nadaud was well regarded for his novels and stories, several of which were filmed. As France was the first nation to employ fighter-pilots in its air force, he was also one of the earliest to write novels about conflict in the skies. A number of Nadaud's novels were translated into English, and this present Leonaur volume offers those with an interest in the early days...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782822550
• ISBN13: 9781782822554
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"