Bloody April

Bloody April
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages : 479
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ISBN-10 : 9781780225715
ISBN-13 : 1780225717
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Book Synopsis Bloody April by : Peter Hart

Download or read book Bloody April written by Peter Hart and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 straight out of flying school - as they took to the air they were sitting targets for the experienced German aces. Over the course of 'Bloody April' the RFC suffered casualties of over a third. The average life expectancy of a new subaltern on the front line dropped to just eleven days. And yet they carried on flying, day after day, in the knowledge that, in the eyes of their commanders at least, their own lives meant nothing compared to the photographs they brought back, which could save tens of thousands of soldiers on the ground. In this book Peter Hart tells the story of the air war over Arras, using the voices of the men who were actually there.


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