Aces High

They were forbidden to carry parachutes; they lived in dread of being shot down in flames; their life expectancy was measured in days ...
But these were the flyers who became legends in their own life-times - Albert Ball, Manfred von Richthofen, Mick Mannock, Rene Fonck, Georges Guynemer.
Illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs and detailed diagrams of the aircraft, Aces High is the vivid chronicle of aerial warfare during five turbulent years.


by Alan Clark
Published by Fontana 1974 (previously Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1973) 191pp profusely illustrated with photos, tone drawings, index, appendix. 17x25 soft cover, slightly yellowed, otherwise very good, small inscription on title page.






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