On a Wing and a Prayer: The Untold Story of the Pioneering Aviation Heroes of Wwi, in Their Own Words - Couverture souple

Levine, Joshua

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007271050 ISBN 13 : 9780007271054

Editeur : Collins, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering airmen of the First World War took. On a Wing and a Prayer is a narrative history that conveys the perils of those early days, the thrills of learning to fly, and the horrors of war in the air at a time when pilots carried little defensive armament and no parachutes. In 1914 aircraft were a questionable technology, used for only basic reconnaissance. But by 1918, hastened by the terrible war, aircraft were understood to be the future of modern warfare. The war changed flying forever. The stories are presented to the reader in a frank and open way, revealing the feelings of the men who defended the trenches from above and witnessed the war from a completely different perspective.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Joshua Levine practised as a barrister for several years before becoming an actor and writer. His plays have been performed on the London stage and on BBC Radio 4, and he has scripted a television documentary about eighteenth-century London for BBC2.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Collins
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0007271050
• ISBN 13: 9780007271054
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384