Death Was Their Co-Pilot Warfare by Blake Hoena | illustrated

by Blake Hoena | illustrated by Oliver Hurst

by Prit Buttar

The constant shortage of potable water was a persistent problem for the troops

John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city’s history

including General Charles Townshend whose spectacular 1915 victories led to humiliating defeat and captivity in 1916

Death Was Their Co-Pilot Warfare by Blake Hoena | illustratedDescription by Michael Dorflinger Hardcover It was in World War I that the skies first became a battlefield, with nations seeking to decide military outcomes off the ground. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen. In addition to this iconic flying ace, the author presents the thrilling biographies of numerous others and recounts their exploits and the tragedies they suffered.