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" Mick Mannock : "
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558195
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b386977
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Dr Adrian Smith
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Mick Mannock : : Myth, Life and Politics.
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Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2000.
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(224 pages)
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0230286623
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: 9780230286627
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| Contents
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Contents Map: Mick Mannock's Western Front Map: Mick Mannock's Western Front 1. Introduction 1. Introduction 2. A Prewar Education, 1888-1914 2. A Prewar Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-17 3. Preparing for War, 1914-17 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-18 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-18 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion 6. Conclusion Notes Notes Bibliography Bibliography Index Index.
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Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot rediscovers Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War. It traces the myth of an 'ace with one eye', examining how Mannock has been represented in both biography and in fiction, and asks why he is still commemorated today. The author suggests Mannock's tactics drew on his socialist beliefs, and argues that older, more experienced pilots were comfortable with the newMick Mannock, Fighter Pilot rediscovers Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War. It traces the myth of an 'ace with one eye', examining how Mannock has been represented in both biography and in fiction, and asks why he is still commemorated today. The author suggests Mannock's tactics drew on his socialist beliefs, and argues that older, more experienced pilots were comfortable with the newMick Mannock, Fighter Pilot rediscovers Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War. It traces the myth of an 'ace with one eye', examining how Mannock has been represented in both biography and in fiction, and asks why he is still commemorated today. The author suggests Mannock's tactics drew on his socialist beliefs, and argues that older, more experienced pilots were comfortable with the new",,,,,"Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot rediscovers Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War. It traces the myth of an 'ace with one eye', examining how Mannock has been represented in both biography and in fiction, and asks why he is still commemorated today. The author suggests Mannock's tactics drew on his socialist beliefs, and argues that older, more experienced pilots were comfortable with the new technology and thus best equipped to fight the war in the air.
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Electronic books; Biography; History
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