In the Royal Naval Air Service

Being the War Letters of Harold Rosher to His Family

von Harold Rosher, Harold Rosher Introduction Arnold Benne

184 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Aclaimed memoir of RNAS pilot: cross channel raids, BEF in France 1915 with No. 1 Wing, then Executive Officer of Dover Air Station and Killed flying in Februarty 1916. "A graphic picture of daily war life in the R.N.A.S.He has left a fine record, and the public, whojhave little conception of the work of the flying services, will realise in reading his letters a little of the dangers risked, and the character required, by those who wage war in the air." - The Times "The finest picture extant of a young pilot's training...Its historic interest in years to come will be very great." - Aeroplane "Such a book as this is above criticism. Every page speaks for itself." - Mr. John Murray in Sunday Times. "The frankly intimate character, even the slang, of these letters, make an irresistible appeal. Their metre goes straight to the heart... " - The Daily Telegraph.

• Reihe: No Series Linked
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Erster Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781843424482
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.11.2002
• Größe: 203 x 127 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press