Wings over the Desert

by Seward, Desmond

• ISBN13: 9781844256723
• ISBN10: 1844256723
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Haynes Pubns

Summary

'Great War RFC pilot Eric Seward survived being shot down (and an epic trek across the Sinai desert) besides five other major crashes. Told by his son, a well-known historian, his story recaptures the thrills and dangers of the pioneering age of air combat.' Book jacket.

Author Biography

Desmond Seward is a writer and historian whose best-known book is the top-selling The Monks of War: The Military Orders. He lives in Berkshire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Preface: 'Hun Chivalry'	p. 13
Royal Flying Corps or Aéronautique Militaire?	p. 18
The Battle for the Suez Canal, 1915-16	p. 26
Planes and Personnel	p. 42
Flying above the Sinai Desert	p. 58
Leave in Cairo	p. 80
Lawrence of Arabia	p. 88
The First Battle of Gaza	p. 96
The 'Seward Exploit'	p. 106
The Second Battle of Gaza - Stalemate	p. 113
A Genuine Blighty	p. 118
Allenby Takes Over	p. 125
The Cavalry of the Clouds	p. 139
The Third Battle of Gaza	p. 148
The Capture of Jerusalem	p. 160
The School of Aeronautics	p. 173
Prelude to Armageddon	p. 183
Megiddo	p. 190
On Geoffrey Salmond's Staff	p. 205
Epilogue: The Dream	p. 210
Chronology	p. 219
Sources	p. 220
Index	p. 222
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