The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I two volume set is a prodigious scholarly endeavor, offering for the first time in the English language a close up view of Air Fleet operations and personnel. Vol.1 is a chronology of the development of aeronautics and aviation in Russia beginning in the earliest days and the eventual emergence of the Air Fleet, which is carried through to its dissolution by the Bolsheviks and the beginning of the Red Air Fleet in March 1918. There are also chapters on manufacturers, airmen badges, aviation uniforms, flight helmets, markings, flags and pennants, orginizational charts, maps of the Russian and Romanian Fronts, and bibliography. SELLING POINTS: ?First book in English to offer a detailed look at Russian air operations in WWI ?Covers from pre-WWI, through the war years, into early Red Air Fleet ?Over 500 very rare images, including maps and colour plates ILLUSTRATIONS 300 colour Ab/w images
