Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions.
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"Those with an interest in the tragedy of the 'Great War', its air operations and its southern theater, may be fascinated with Mr. Chant's history of Austro-Hungary's airmen who gained the coveted title of 'Ace.'"-Fred Rick Boucher, AeroScale (April 2007)
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Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
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This review is from: Austro Hungarian Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 46) (Paperback)
An interesting addition to Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, this volume presents yet another little known facet of aviation history. The quality of this series is maintained with this title. There are, however, some deviations from what readers have come to expect as standard. The first half of the text is an overview of the Austro-Hungarian, Italian, and Russian air services, and the ground campaigns which they supported. I found this useful, but it may be less so to enthusiasts of the Great War already well-versed in their histories. It is not until page fifty that the text truly addresses the title. Four of the color profiles are opponents' aircraft, which has not been done in previous works in this series. There are no plan views or upper wing scrap views, which the other WWI titles contain. Also, there are no line drawings, another standard of the series. I point these out as deviations from the norm, and leave it to the individual reader to determine their value. Overall, I enjoyed the book.
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facsinating subject,
By s_mullin "s_mullin88" (new jersey USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Austro Hungarian Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 46) (Paperback)
Osprey's series covers many interesting subjects but this is one of the best. If you are a Great War aviation buff check this out, its worth the money. Beautiful artwork about an unusual subject. I have the old Harleyford books about WW1 aircraft and this is just as interesting. Good asides about the Russian and Italian foes. Nice color detail for modellers. Get it.
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In 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still considered one of the 'Great Powers' but was in reality nothing of the sort. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unconfirmed victories, doped fabric, national markings, reconnaissance aeroplane, personal marking, observation balloon, army air service, aerial victory, natural finish, fighter unit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bruce Robertson, World War, Oeffag-built Albatros, Battle of the Isonzo, Lohner Type, Benno Fiala, Godwin Brumowski, Julius Arigi, Nieuport Nie, Western Front, Frank Linke-Crawford, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Central Powers, Friedrich Hefty, Josef Kiss, Karl Kaszala, Triple Alliance, Gold Bravery Medal, Imperial Russian, Knoller-built Albatros, Sopwith Camel, Franz Rudorfer, Friedrich Navratil, Kurt Gruber, Adriatic Sea New!
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In 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still considered one of the 'Great Powers' but was in reality nothing of the sort. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unconfirmed victories, doped fabric, national markings, reconnaissance aeroplane, personal marking, observation balloon, army air service, aerial victory, natural finish, fighter unit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bruce Robertson, World War, Oeffag-built Albatros, Battle of the Isonzo, Lohner Type, Benno Fiala, Godwin Brumowski, Julius Arigi, Nieuport Nie, Western Front, Frank Linke-Crawford, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Central Powers, Friedrich Hefty, Josef Kiss, Karl Kaszala, Triple Alliance, Gold Bravery Medal, Imperial Russian, Knoller-built Albatros, Sopwith Camel, Franz Rudorfer, Friedrich Navratil, Kurt Gruber, Adriatic Sea New!
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