Ghosts of the Great War Aviation in World War One (U) - SKU 169958

The First World War began to hammer aircraft into reliable flying form only ten summers after mans first flight. These first warplanes, born as sport planes, soon evolved into the lethal aircraft that swarmed over the bloody trenches of Europe. They altered the history of the world and carried the dreams and the nightmares of all mankind on their wings. Renowned aviation photographer Philip Makanna has captured the essence of this era in GHOSTS of The Great War, a hardbound book that weaves his stunning color photographs with an extraordinary collection of archival duotones. Makanna has spent these last 40 years taking aviation photography to amazing heights. GHOSTS of The Great War, Aviation in World War One is the fifth volume in Philip Makanna's classic series of aviation books. In this edition, his images depict the beginnings of military aviation with Bleriot's wing-warping Model XI, Fokkers Spider, a web of wires and wood, and Sopwiths simple seaplane racer. The book continues through to the advanced aircraft that appeared at the wars end. Javier Arango has written a passionate and informative text which describes these extremely rare aircraft and the history of their development. Arango also offers a unique perspective as he writes about the flight characteristics of these aircraft from his personal experiences as their pilot.--Publisher's description.