Wind in the Wires and an Escaper's Log: A British Pilot's Classic Memoir of Aerial Combat, Captivity and Escape During the Great War

by Duncan Grinnell-Milne

Duncan Grinnell-Milne was one of that select band of young men who made history in the air between 1915 and 1918 when they learned to fly in machines that resembled box-kites and laid the foundations of aerial combat which future generations would follow. He became a flying ace, with six confirmed aerial victories, and he spent two years as a prisoner of war before escaping from German captivity to fly and fight again. He took part in the great aerial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473822688
• ISBN13: 9781473822689
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"