{"product_id":"bloody-april-slaughter-in-the-skies-over-arras-1917-cassell-military-paperbacks","title":"Bloody April: Slaughter in the Skies Over Arras, 1917 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)","description":"The story of the decimation of the Royal Flying Corps over Arras in 1917\n\nAs 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.\n\nOver 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.\nIn this book Peter Hart tells the story of the air war over Arras, using the voices of the men who were actually there.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0304367192\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0304367192.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hart, Peter\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41475640492090,"sku":"DBV.0304367192.VG","price":10.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0304367192-0.jpg?v=1781807939","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/bloody-april-slaughter-in-the-skies-over-arras-1917-cassell-military-paperbacks","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}