Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1, Part 1 (Osprey Aircraft of the Ace, 53)

Excellent color plates - a good purchase for those interested in WWI aviation.

This volume, by experts Norman Franks and Greg Van Wyngarden, covers German aces from the four elite Jagdgescwadern, including naval and Bavarian units, using what many regard as the best fighter of WWI. There are 40 profiles, the majority with photos of the actual aircraft. Interesting stories of the various Jastas and pilots (as well as photos) bring life to this reference. There is also a 1/32 scale 5-view line drawing of the Fokker D.VII. For historians and modelers, this excellant reference is a must have!! The only other thing is to get the companion volume, Fokker Aces of World War 1, part 2.

These are some of the best books on this subject I've ever read!! Loads of pictures and small bios of all the aces....not just the high scorers!! I'm collecting them all!!

A fantastic book. Very informative and corrects some info that was in error in Part 1. The color plates are alone worth the price of the book. I highly recommennd this book to anyone with even a remote interest in WW1 aircraft.

Another great pub in this series with their wonderful archival photos and color markings for individual planes.

One of the better Osprey WW1 series of books. Colorful schemes are depicted and a great reference.

Awesome! Book! Thank you!

Bought to use for reference on a Fokker DVII I'm building.

I won't duplicate Steven's review of this book as the main purpose of buying this book for me was to find information to help me build a flying scale model of the Fokker D V11. The many illustrations and diagrams are very good and this is an essential resource for anyone interested in this aircraft. The plane itself represented an important development in aviation.I do think one has to take care in admiring the pilots though. Young dare devils are ten a penny in any era and in aeroplanes not many survive. Of those that did many formed the nucleus of the Nazi Luftwaffe and Herman Goering, a successful flyer of these planes, became one of the vilest of Hitler's deputies. In this respect the book is pretty well balanced and factual - it is the reader who must take care not to get carried away.

Enjoyable Book

good

Très bien

Very good book for story of pilots and profiles and rares pictures.very good book, very good story and rares pictures.