Reckless Fellows: The Gentlemen of the Royal Flying Corps

by Edward Bujak

The Royal Flying Corps, later the Royal Air Force, was formed in 1912 and went to war in 1914 where it played a vital role in reconnaissance, supporting the British Expeditionary Force as 'air cavalry' and also in combat, establishing air superiority over the Imperial German Air Force. Edward Bujak here combines the history of the air war, including details of strategy, tactics, technical issues and combat, with a social and cultural history. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784534420
• ISBN13: 9781784534424
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"