United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1918 by Noel C. Shirley ISBN: 9780764311796
on 2000
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: A richly illustrated book contains the statistical product of exhaustive research on the organization, personalities, bases and equipment of early American naval aviation. Noel is a member of The Great War Society and the League of WWI Aviation Historians, as well as a frequent speaker at WFA seminars.
Wingless Eagle: U.S. Army Aviation through World War I
Wingless Eagle: U.S. Army Aviation through World War I by Herbert A. Johnson ISBN: 9780807860236
Published by Univ of North Carolina Press on April 3rd 2003
Genres: History, United States, General, Military, Aviation
Pages: 320
Dream Of Civilized Warfare: World War 1 Flying Aces and the American Imagination
Dream Of Civilized Warfare: World War 1 Flying Aces and the American Imagination by Linda R. Robertson ISBN: 0816642702
Published by Univ Of Minnesota Press on October 8th 2003
Pages: 502
Len's Summary: First published as a hard cover in 2003, this book looks at the earliest development of a new weapon and traces the origins of America's yearning to wage war without risking soldiers' lives.
An Arizona Aviator in France: The Life of Ernest A. Love, 147th Aero Squadron, USAS
An Arizona Aviator in France: The Life of Ernest A. Love, 147th Aero Squadron, USAS by Alan L. Roesler ISBN: 0979791928
Published by Roesler Enterprises on 2007
Pages: 300
Len's Summary: To order E-mail troes7718@msn.com.
Britain’s Greatest Aircraft
Britain's Greatest Aircraft by Robert Jackson ISBN: 1844156001
Published by Pen & Sword Books on March 1st 2008
Pages: 217
Len's Summary: Describes the design history, development and operational careers of 22 legendary military and civil aircraft starting with the WWI era.
The Red Baron’s Last Flight: An In-Depth Investigation into what Really Happened on the Day Von Richthofen was Shot Down
The Red Baron's Last Flight: An In-Depth Investigation into what Really Happened on the Day Von Richthofen was Shot Down by Norman Franks, Alan Bennett ISBN: 1904943330
Published by Grub Street on February 1st 2007
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: Franks is a premier historian of WWI aviation, but even he can’t settle this never-ending argument.
Julius Buckler: “Malaula” the Battle Cry of Jasta 17
Julius Buckler: “Malaula” the Battle Cry of Jasta 17 by Julius Buckler, Norman Franks ISBN: 1904943802
Published by Grub Street on September 1st 2007
Pages: 190
Len's Summary: First published in Germany in 1939 this is the story of a German 36-victory ace and his mates.
Terror of the Autumn Skies: The True Story of Frank Luke, America’s Rogue Ace of World War I
Terror of the Autumn Skies: The True Story of Frank Luke, America's Rogue Ace of World War I by Blaine Pardoe ISBN: 1602392528
Published by Skyhorse Publishing on July 1st 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Biography of America’s first aviator to win the Medal of Honor.
Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr I: Western Front 1917-18
Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr I: Western Front 1917-18 by Jon Guttman ISBN: 9781846032936
Published by Osprey Publishing on March 18th 2008
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, World War I
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: A comparison of these famous WWI pursuit aircraft by a premier American aviation historian.
In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archeology of the First Blitz
In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archaeology of the First Blitz by Neil Faulkner, Nadia Durrani ISBN: 0752441825
Published by The History Press on November 1st 2008
Genres: History, Ancient, General, Military, World War I, Aviation, Social Science, Archaeology
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Technical details and other information on the German Zeppelin attacks against Great Britain.
The Diary & Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot
The Diary & Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot by Christopher M. Burgess ISBN: 1844157415
on November 1st 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, Aviation
Len's Summary: The war of 65 Squadron RFC pilot Guy Mainwaring Knocker written by his grandson drawing on his letters and diaries.
Wings over the Desert: In Action with an RAF Pilot in Palestine, 1916-18
Wings over the Desert: In Action with an RAF Pilot in Palestine, 1916-18 by Desmond Seward ISBN: 9781844256723
Published by Haynes Publishing on 2009
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Air battles with the Germans over the Sinai Desert with a pilot of Number 14 Squadron, RAF.
A Technical & Operational History of the Liberty Engine: Tanks, Ships and Aircraft 1917-1960
A Technical & Operational History of the Liberty Engine: Tanks, Ships and Aircraft 1917-1960 by Robert J. Neal ISBN: 9781580071499
Published by Specialty Press on January 5th 2009
Genres: History, Military, Aviation
Pages: 616
Len's Summary: An engine that went from concept to delivery in six months, the modular design of the Liberty was a success that survived for decades.
Zeppelin over Suffolk: The Final Raid of L48
Zeppelin over Suffolk: The Final Raid of L48 by Mark Mower ISBN: 9781844157372
Published by Pen and Sword on June 25th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: Good, brief work on a popular subject on the L48’s fatal raid of June 17, 1917.
Black Fokker Leader: The First World War’s Last Airfighter Knight
Black Fokker Leader: The First World War’s Last Airfighter Knight by Peter Kilduff ISBN: 9781906502287
Published by Casemate Publishers on May 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Wartime exploits of an all-but-forgotten German ace; Kilduff’s 13th book on WWI aviation. // The story of German ace Carl Degelow and his squadron of mostly Fokker D-VII recounted by a premier aviation historian.
Aces Falling: War Above the Trenches, 1918
Aces Falling: War Above the Trenches, 1918 by Peter Hart ISBN: 9780753824078
Published by Phoenix on January 6th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 386
Len's Summary: Dogfighting, bombing and sudden death.
Doughboy War: The American Expeditionary Force in World War I
Doughboy War: The American Expeditionary Force in World War I by James H. Hallas ISBN: 9780811734677
Published by Stackpole Books on January 19th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World War II, United States, Essays
Pages: 347
Len's Summary: Essays on the AEF experience.
The Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace
Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace by Ian Gardiner ISBN: 9781848840713
Published by Casemate Publishers on August 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Aviation
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Early long-distance RN bombing raids against German Zeppelin sheds led to the development of aircraft carriers.
The Desert Baron: Friedrich: A Warrior for All Seasons
The Desert Baron: Friedrich: A Warrior for All Seasons by Conrad Crease ISBN: 9781439221006
Published by BookSurge Publishing on May 4th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Germany, Aviation, Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 241
Len's Summary: Biography of the German officer who led the 1916 Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, defended Armenians against Turkish genocide and Georgia from both the Turks and the Bolsheviks. Order from www.booksurge.com
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I: Volume I: A Chronology, 1910-1917
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I: Volume I: A Chronology, 1910-1917 by August G. Blume ISBN: 9780764333514
on June 1st 2010
Pages: 334
Len's Summary: Solidly researched by a premier aviation historian. (Volume one of two.)
Gone to Russia to Fight: The RAF in South Russia 1918 to 1920
Gone to Russia to Fight: The RAF in South Russia 1918 to 1920 by John T. Smith ISBN: 9781848688919
Published by Amberley on September 9th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Other, Aviation, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 221
Len's Summary: British armoured car and RAF squadrons fought in a civil war alongside White Russian forces and against the Red Army after WWI was over.
Stalking the U-Boat: U.S. Naval Aviation in Europe during World War I
Stalking the U-Boat: U.S. Naval Aviation in Europe during World War I by Geoffrey L. Rossano ISBN: 9780813034881
Published by University Press of Florida on November 14th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Aviation, Naval, United States
Pages: 429
Len's Summary: One of several recent studies of American involvement in WWI at sea from the University of Florida Press.
Gunther Pluschow: Airmen, Escaper and Explorer
Gunther Pluschow: Airmen, Escaper and Explorer by Anton Rippon ISBN: 9781848841321
on March 2010
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Political, History, World War I, Germany, Aviation
Pages: 194
Len's Summary: Plüschow flew against the British and Japanese out of Tsing Tao and was the only POW to escape England and make his way back to Germany.
Brief Glory: The Life of Arthur Rhys-Davids, DCO, MC
Brief Glory: The Life of Arthur Rhys-Davids, DCO, MC by Alex Revell ISBN: 9781848841628
on March 18th 2010
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, World War I
Pages: 222
Len's Summary: In only six months flying before being killed in 1917, Rhys-Davids achieved fame by shooting down German ace Verner Voss.
Albert Ball V.C.: The Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I
Albert Ball V.C.: The Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I by Colin Pengelly ISBN: 9781844159048
Published by Casemate Publishers on June 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, Great Britain, World War I
Pages: 208
Lost Eagles: One Man’s Mission to Find Missing Airmen in Two World Wars
Lost Eagles: One Man's Mission to Find Missing Airmen in Two World Wars by Blaine Pardoe ISBN: 9780472117529
Published by University of Michigan Press on November 2nd 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World War II, Aviation
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Fredrick Zinn’s efforts to recover missing airman from two world wars and finding 200 of them. Recommended by WW1Historical Association/WFA President Steve Suddaby.
Richthofen Jagdstaffel Ahead: REF Pilots Out-Performed and Out-Gunned Over the Western Front
Richthofen Jagdstaffel Ahead: REF Pilots Out-Performed and Out-Gunned Over the Western Front by Peter McManus ISBN: 9781906502003
Published by Casemate Publishers on December 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, World War I
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: A mediocre work on a familiar subject. // RFC 40 Squadron takes on a technically superior Flying Circus.
Hermann Göring Fighter Ace: The World War I Career of Germany’s Most Infamous Airman
Hermann Göring Fighter Ace: The World War I Career of Germany's Most Infamous Airman by Peter Kilduff ISBN: 9781906502669
Published by Casemate Publishers on June 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, World War I
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: A master WWI aviation historian examines Göring’s record as a military flyer and combat leader.
Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Air Force – Based on the Diary of Flight Sergeant George Hynes
Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Air Force – Based on the Diary of Flight Sergeant George Hynes by James Patrick Hynes ISBN: 184884266X
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 1st 2010
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I, Other, Aviation
Pages: 146
Len's Summary: Keeping the somewhat elderly desert air force planes flying.
War Over the Trenches: Air Power & the Western Front Campaign
War Over the Trenches: Air Power & the Western Front Campaign ISBN: 071103415X Published by Midland Publishing on March 1st 2010
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: A survey of air operations and a valuable research tool. Reviewed in Over the Front.
The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft
The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft by Jon Guttman ISBN: 9781594160837
Published by Westholme on July 29th 2009
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 294
Len's Summary: Technical information, personalities, and battle accounts tell the story of early fighter aircraft and how they became integral part of battlefield weaponry. // A new history of the First Air War and the early evolution of air power, by one of the masters of aviation history.
London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz
London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz by Ian Castle ISBN: 9781846036828
Published by Osprey Publishing on October 19th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Aviation
Pages: 96
Len's Summary: The story of Gotha and Staaken raids against London, the first blitz that prepared the RAF for the German onslaught of 1940.
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I, Volume I, A Chronology, 1910-1917 and Volume II, Victories, Losses and Awards
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I, Volume I, A Chronology, 1910-1917 and Volume II, Victories, Losses and Awards by August G. Blume ISBN: 0764333526
Published by Schiffer Publishing on June 1st 2010
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: The late Augie Bloom’s final book in a long career of a distinguished aviation historian.
Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen
Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen by Leon Bennett ISBN: 9781906033927
Published by Helion on August 19th 2011
Genres: History, Military, Aviation
Pages: 212
Len's Summary: This book is concerned with the aerial tactics of von Richthofen and his opponents developed over the Western Front.
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot, 1914-1918
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot, 1914-1918 by Mark Barber, Adam Hook ISBN: 9781846039492
Published by Osprey Publishing on November 23rd 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Aviation, Illustrated
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: Operations of the RNAS in against zeppelins over England, in Flanders and over Gallipoli.
Tumult in the Clouds – The Aviation Art of Russell Smith
Tumult in the Clouds – The Aviation Art of Russell Smith by Jim Wilberg, Jack Herris ISBN: 1935881027
Published by Aeronaut Books on December 31st 2011
Pages: 172
Len's Summary: Forty four of award-winning aviation artist Russell Smith WWI paintings and 20 drawings including Eddie Rickenbacker’s SPAD XIII.
First Over the Front
First Over the Front by Stanley Walsh ISBN: 1467026417
Published by AuthorHouse on November 18th 2011
Pages: 316
Len's Summary: The letters and diary (with commentary) of a pilot with the AEF’s 90th Aero Squadron.
Letters from a War Bird: The World War I Correspondence of Elliot White Springs
Letters from a War Bird: The World War I Correspondence of Elliot White Springs ISBN: 9781611170405 Published by University of South Carolina Press on January 1st 2012
Pages: 358
Len's Summary: Reprint of a famous memoir written by an AEF pursuit pilot.
Ace of the Black Cross: The Memoirs of Ernst Udet
Ace of the Black Cross: The Memoirs of Ernst Udet by Ernst Udet ISBN: 9781848327085
Published by Frontline Books on October 2013
Pages: 202
Len's Summary: With an introductory essay placing Udet’s career in the context of his time. // Autobiography of Germany’s second leading WWI ace first published in 1936.
British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War
British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War by Terry C. Treadwell ISBN: 144560101X
Published by Amberley Publishing on February 1st 2011
Pages: 252
President’s Quarterly Update—April 2024
Dear Members and Friends,
I’m extremely pleased with the level of WW1HA’s activities, some of which may be unseen by you.
Our Journal, “World War One Illustrated,” is now published three times a year with an average length of 48 pages. Each issue is filled with high-quality articles covering a variety of topics, including the popular “My Kin in the Great War” series.
Our electronic newsletter, “Here and There with the WW1HA” is published monthly, with an assortment of Association events and articles covering WW1 topics.
Sal Compagno’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter continues to hold monthly meetings via Zoom, while Mark Benbow’s Eastern Chapter is holding quarterly meetings.
As President, I am also hosting a quarterly “Fireside Chat” online. The last one emphasized WW1 poetry. The next one will emphasize WW1-era music.
If you’re already a member, I thank you for your membership and encourage you to take part in these activities. If you’re not a member, I ask you to join and participate in these activities. Participate in the events and consider submitting an article for the journal or newsletter.
Reach out to me with your comments: lavarennes@meuse-argonne.com.
Regards,
Randy Gaulke
