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Fearless : the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen

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  • Other Name

    Extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen (Alternate title)

    First World War centenary history (Series)

  • Description

    More than 1000 New Zealanders served in the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. Several, including Sir Keith Park, later became senior air commanders of the Second World War. Among them were leading air aces, including Keith Caldwell, Ronald Bannerman and the famous tennis player Anthony Wilding.

    A special type of New Zealander who craved risk and adventure, and who loved speed and engines, they went up in tiny, fragile aircraft to face enormous danger. If they survived their training - and many did not - then they had to survive encountering the German air aces. Historian Adam Claasen tells their fascinating and little-known story, and explains how their courage enabled military aviation to develop

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    D607.N49 CLA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    89142 (Cat ID)

    88984 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Fearless : the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen
  • Other Name

    Extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen (Alternate title)

    First World War centenary history (Series)

  • Primary Maker

     Adam Claasen (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Massey University Press
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    2017
  • Physical Description

    495 pages : illustrations, colour maps, portraits ; 26 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780994140784
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    2 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, British

    World War, 1914-1918--New Zealand

    Airmen--New Zealand/Library of Congress subject headings

    Air pilots, Military--New Zealand--History/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Content
    The pioneers, 1908-1912 -- Flying fever, 1912-1914 -- Lucky devils, 1914-1915 -- Above the fray, 1915 -- Dust and dysentry, 1915 -- Airmen for the empire -- Bashed into shape -- Death from above, 1916 -- Fire in the sky, 1916 -- Bloody April, 1917 -- The supreme sacrifice, 1917 -- A bigger endeavour, 1917 -- The 'Greatest show ever seen', 1918 -- Spring offensive, 1918 -- Sea assault, 1918 -- One hundred days, 1918.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: World War One; First World War; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, New Zealand]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-483) and index.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
    Pou Maumahara
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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