ISBN10: 0948817194, ISBN13: 9780948817199, [publisher: Grub Street 0-948817-194, London] Hardcover [0-948817-194] 1990. (Small 4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 392pp. Photographs, tables, map. Lightly edgeworn, the dust jacket is price-clipped and faded along the spine. "Above the Trenches, the result of a painstaking 20 years of research, is the most comprehensive book ever written on the aces of the British Empire fighting scout units during World War I". Time Period 1915-1920. (World War 1, British Airborne Forces, Fighter Aces, Military History, Reference, World War 1)
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Grub Street Publishing 1996 Second Printing Hardcover As New in As New dust jacket 0948817194. This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased with a blank book plate centered on the first end page which is the only defect taking this book out of a "new" rating. The dust jacket is in like new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "It's astonishing that this landmark achievement in WW I aviation history has not garnered a slew of 5-star reviews over the years. When "ATT" appeared in 1991 it ushered in a renaissance in Great War aero history, and the subsequent titles in the series only enhanced the authors' already sterling reputations. Building on the format previously established in "Aces High, " the RAF WW II volume, ATT proved a winner. With some 800 entries on individual pilots plus a wealth of squadron information, it offers a one-stop shopping center (centre? ) for Great War students. It also opened many eyes, as the long-accepted victory scores were laid bare for study. the peculiar British victory credit system gave an inflated impression in terms of raw numbers, but ATT showed the details. For instance, the always controversial Billy Bishop's 72 included "only" 55 destroyed or captured, the rest being "out of control." Though a ...