Greatest Air Aces of All Time

A flying Ace, also known as a fighter Ace or Air Ace, is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The concept emerged in 1915 during World War I and was used to create heroes for domestic audiences. In World War II, many Air Aces were active, and this book covers 25 of the most notable ones from various wars, nationalities, and countries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 322 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: Pentagon Press

A flying ace, fighter ace, or air ace is a military aviator who has downed five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The idea of the ace emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dogfighting, and was often used to create heroes for domestic audiences in what were otherwise wars of attrition. The individual combat actions of aces were widely reported and disseminated as chivalrous knight-like actions reminiscent of the ancient era. For a brief early period, the exceptionally skilled pilot could shape the battle in the skies, and approximately five percent of combat pilots accounted for the majority of air-to-air victories. French newspapers were the first to describe Adolphe Pégoud as an ace in World War I, and later Manfred von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron. There were many air aces in World War II, and later in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq-Iran, and Arab-Israeli wars. This book covers 25 of the greatest air aces across wars, nationalities, and countries.

Weight: 1620g
Dimension: 227 x 290 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789390095322