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King of Airfighters: The Biography of Major 'Mick' Mannock, VC, DSO, MC
Ira Jones
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Ira Jones' biography of Britain's top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years, most notably as it is the source of the claim of 73 "kills" for Mannock, thereby making him the number one scoring Allied Ace of the war. Later research has thrown serious doubt on this claim and indeed Mannock himself only claimed 51 kills.
Jones' biography is nevertheless an important account, especially when seen in the context of the time in which it was first written. In particular, the biography really gets into the ... Read more
Ira Jones' biography of Britain's top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years, most notably as it is the source of the claim of 73 "kills" for Mannock, thereby making him the number one scoring Allied Ace of the war. Later research has thrown serious doubt on this claim and indeed Mannock himself only claimed 51 kills.
Jones' biography is nevertheless an important account, especially when seen in the context of the time in which it was first written. In particular, the biography really gets into the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781932033991
SKU
V9781932033991
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