Bill Lambert : World War I flying ace /
"World War I fighter pilot William C. Lambert of Ironton, Ohio, flew for the R.A.F. in 1918. Lambert left the Western Front in August with 22 victories--then the most achieved by any American pilot. This book examines his life and the wartime experiences that defined it"--
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Published: |
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"World War I fighter pilot William C. Lambert of Ironton, Ohio, flew for the R.A.F. in 1918. Lambert left the Western Front in August with 22 victories--then the most achieved by any American pilot. This book examines his life and the wartime experiences that defined it"-- |
Carrier Form: | ix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781476664675 1476664676 |
Index Number: | D602 |
CLC: | K837.125.2 |
Call Number: | K837.125.2/L222W |
Contents: | The birth of aviation and the road to war -- From Ironton to Canada -- Training -- Entering the air war -- Spring 1918 -- Summer: June 1918 -- Moving into autumn: July 1918 -- Leave and return -- Return to the war -- Leaving the war -- Barnstorming days -- Life between the wars -- Lambert in World War II and afterward -- Lambert and friends: the book gets published -- Lambert as artist -- The Lambert they knew -- The rediscovered ace -- The final years. |