Aircraft of World War I

by John Hamilton

Overview

World War I is known as the “war to end all wars.” In this title readers will learn how the airplane went from a prototype to a fast moving weapon controlled by brave soldiers. The book also discusses superstar pilots known as aces. Primary source quotes and data from WWI are used as support. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532150579
Publisher:	ABDO
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	World War I
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

Knights of the Sky 4

Early Aircraft 8

Scouts 12

Anatomy of an Albatros D.Va 16

The Fokker Scourge 18

Dogfights 22

Heavy Bombers 26

Zeppelins 28

Aces 32

René Fonck 34

Edward "Mick" Mannock 36

Edward "Eddie" Rickenbacker 38

Manfred von Richthofen 40

Timeline 44

Glossary 46

Online Resources 47

Index 48