Casemate Greenhill imprint: 12 books
by Frantz Immelmann
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
The story of one of Germany’s pioneers in aerial combat . . .
Max Immelmann was born in Dresden, the son of a container factory owner. When World War I started, Immelmann was recalled to active service, transferred to the Luftstreitkäfte and was sent for pilot training in November 1914....
King Of Airfighters The Biography Of Major "Mick" Mannock Vc Dso MC
The Biography of Major "Mick" Mannock, VC, DSO MC
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
A penetrating study of Britain's top fighter ace in the Great War . . .Ira Jones' biography of Britain's top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years most notably as it is the source of the claim of 73 "kills" for Mannock thereby making...
Wings of War
An Airman's Diary of the Last Year of the War
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
This is a rare day-to-day account by a young German squadron leader in Jagdstaffel 35 during the grim last year of the war. Originally published in 1933, it provides minute descriptions of kills, losses, and the Germans’ step-by-step retreat in the face of increasingly overwhelming Allied forces...
by Claude "Vigilant" Sykes
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
This book, originally written in 1931 by “Vigilant” (the pen name for Claude Sykes), tells the dramatic tales of air combat as fought by the best German pilots of the First World War. Manfred von Richthofen, Max Immelmann, Oswald Boelcke and other famous daredevil flyers are joined by the lesser-known...
by Ira Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Ira “Taffy” Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had...
by “McScotch” Mannock
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
“McScotch” himself describes his book and pays tribute to a colleague in this note, which appears at the front of the volume:
“This book consists of the reminiscences of an ordinary fighter pilot of the R.F.C. who had the privilege of serving in one of the leading Fighter Squadrons and who had...
Jagdstaffel 356
The Story of a German Fighter Squadron
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Although the author has given this Jagdstaffel a fictitious number and changed the names of the pilots composing it, the incidents related in this book have the genuine ring of truth and will be recognized as facts by anyone who has had experience of flying on the Western Front or who has studied...
by A.R. Kingsford
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
A.R. Kingsford flew with 100 Squadron, the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germany and, on November 11, 1918, the last one.
One of the many who came to Europe from all over the Commonwealth to fight in the First World War, Kingsford had sailed from New Zealand in 1914. He joined...
Knight of Germany Oswald Boelcke German Ace
Oswald Boelcke German Ace
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
The story of the fighter pilot the Red Baron himself sought to emulate . . . German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I and was the youngest captain in the German air force decorated with the Pour Ie Merite while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the...
Flying Fury Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps
Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
The day-to-day insights of a brilliantly daring World War I ace that only ends with his death at the age of 23 . . .James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose daring exploits earned him a tremendous reputation and, ultimately, an untimely end. Here, in this unique...
Sixty Squadron RAF
A History of the Squadron from Its Formation
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
Sixty Squadron RAF, which covers the period from the disastrous maelstrom of the Somme offensive to final victory, 1916–1919, is one of the classic histories of the Great War. It is the story of a squadron whose members were awarded 1 Victoria Cross, 5 Distinguished Service Orders, 1 Bar to the...
Ships Of The Royal Navy A Complete Record Of All Fighting Ships Of The Royal Navy From The 15th Century To The Present
The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2010
The essential work fully revised up to 2010 . . .This is the fourth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work indeed 'Colledge' (as the book is universally known) is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information...