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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Historicaly accurate yet easy to follow,
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This review is from: High in the Empty Blue: The History of 56 Squadron, Rfc/Raf 1916-1920 (Hardcover)
This is an exciting book by Alex Revel. It is a true historical book since all the material used is taken from the official reports of the RFC/RAF 56th squadron and pilot letters to their friends/relatives. The squadron history is presented month by month, from March 1916 to November 1918. All the flights are listed for each day together with greater detail about the most interesting ones (including the flight that killed Werner Voss). Statistics about squadron commanders, airplanes (including all airplane serials used by the squadron), aerodromes, victories, markings,.... are presented at the end of the book together with authors research about Balls death, the "Greentail" (the albatros pilot who fought the pilots of the squadron several times during its stay in France) plus some additional stories. Overall this book represents very exhaustive research, yet instead of being written in a form of tedious listing of historical facts, it more resembles the style of an exiting war novel.
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High in the Empty Blue: The History of 56 Squadron, Rfc/Raf 1916-1920 by Alex Revell (Hardcover - Apr. 1995)
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