A long awaited fighter /Russian, Rumanian and Albanian fronts /The Italian front /Aftermath /Appendices
Austro-Hungarian airmen fought a hard campaign against their Italian, British and French foes for three long years, despite being hampered by the empire's limited aeronautical industry and resulting supply shortages. Aces of the calibre of Brumowski, Kiss and Linke-Crawford did their best in their Albatros fighters, which often sported colourful and fanciful insignias.
Paolo Varriale is the Curator of the Baracca Museum and a World War 1 consultant to the Italian Air Force Historical Office, which has published his tomes on Italian World War 1 aviation units and aces. A staff writer of the online aerospace journal Dedalo News (www.dedalonews.it), he is widely published in Italian and foreign aviation magazines. A life-long enthusiast of vintage aircraft, he served for many years on the Board of Directors of GAVS (Italian historical aircraft preservation association), and has participated in the restoration of various aircraft. He also wrote Aircraft of the Aces 89 - Italian Aces of World War 1 for Osprey. Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War 1 aviation for more than 30 years, having produced the most technically accurate artwork on the subject. He has illustrated all the World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces books to date.
All in all, a truly special book, very well researched, not to be missed by any military aviation enthusiast with interest in WW1. - Marco De Montis For anyone interested in aviation during World War I, this book fills an important gap in the coverage of that conflict. It follows the usual high quality we have come to expect from Osprey, and is certainly worth having. Highly recommended. - IPMS/USA An original topic in more than one way. - aerostories.org A unique combat history that will be new to many readers. Another great title is from Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series. - Airfix Model World A volume really interesting and thorough, not to be missed for fans of military aviation. - RID
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