Bloody April: Slaughter in the Skies Over Arras, 1917

by Peter Hart

Book Overview

The story of the decimation of the Royal Flying Corps over Arras in 1917

As the Allies embarked upon the Battle of Arras, they desperately needed accurate aerial reconnaissance photographs. But by this point the Royal Flying Club were flying obsolete planes. The new German Albatros scouts massively outclassed them in every respect: speed, armament, ability to withstand punishment and manoeuverability. Many of the RFC's pilots were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304367192
• ISBN13: 9780304367191
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 7.8"