Sopwith Camel - Couverture souple

Guttman, Jon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780961766 ISBN 13 : 9781780961767

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

A definitive technical guide to the Sopwith Camel, featuring illustrations and profiles.

An icon of World War I aerial combat, the Sopwith Camel was a superb dogfighter in the hands of a pilot who could master its vicious idiosyncrasies. The first British fighter to be armed with twin machine guns, the Camel packed a considerable punch and was highly successful, notching up a considerable number of aerial victories. The Camel was a remarkable aircraft, and one that could perform in a variety of roles, including as a ground strafer, a night fighter and a carrier-based fighter.

Alongside stunning illustrations, Jon Guttman charts how, as newer, higher performance aircraft types were introduced and began to eclipse it, the dominance of the Camel declined and losses mounted. Nevertheless, Camels appeared over battlefields throughout the war and beyond, notably in the Russian Civil War.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jon Guttman, a resident of Leesburg, Virginia, is currently research director for Historynet.com. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written numerous titles for Osprey including the popular Aircraft of the Aces 66: Balloon-Busting Aces of World War I.

Simon Smith was born in 1960 in Aldershot, England. After graduating with a First in Fine Art and Illustration at Farnham and Reigate Art schools, he became a prolific military and aviation illustrator, and has won the Guild of Aviation Artists' Nockolds Trophy several times.

Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War 1 aviation for more than 30 years, resulting in the production of some of the most technically accurate artwork on the subject for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series. He has illustrated a vast number of World War 1 titles in Osprey's ever-growing range of best-selling aviation titles.

Richard Chasemore completed a four-year course in technical illustration in 1992. Since then, he has worked on a wide variety of projects in publishing and advertising, using both traditional and digital media. He has lectured in airbrush techniques, and written six educational books on digital art. A long-standing contributor to the top-selling Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series, his contribution has taken him to Skywalker Ranch in California to work with Lucasfilm's concept artists. Richard also enjoys music and is a co-founder of Superglider Records.

Peter Bull graduated from art college in 1979 and has worked as a freelance illustrator for over 25 years. He has created both traditional and digital art for publishers worldwide, and also runs the Peter Bull Art Studio, based in Kent, UK, which he founded in 1975.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780961766
• ISBN 13: 9781780961767
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Smith Simon, Dempsey Harry, Chasemore Richard, Bull Peter
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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