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The Fighters: The Men and Machines of the First Air War
The Fighters The Men and Machines of the First Air War Author:Thomas R. Funderbunk The great armies that took to the field in 1914 were vast organizations with complex battle plans but they were almost totally lacking in air services. During the four bloody years that followed, the Air Age was born. — The Fighters recounts those epic days when men first spread their wings in the air. Here in vivid photographs and detailed pl... more »ans and descriptions are the cranky, low-powered "airplanes," armed first by one side then the other, that were turned gradually into effective weapons. Here, too, is the authentic story of the men who flew those planes.« less