Product Description

This book traces the combat history of the most famous and highest-scoring fighter group in France's World War I Aviation Militaire. Groupe de Combat 12 boasted the highest-scoring Allied fighter pilot, Rene Fonck, and France's most celebrated hero of the air, Georges Guynemer. Its ranks included numerous other famous aces, such as Rene's Dorme, Alfred Heurteaux, Albert Deullin, and American volunteers Edwin Parsons and Frank L. Baylies. Additionally, Guynemer was instrumental in developing France's premier series of fighter planes, the SPAD VII, XII, XIII and XVII.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #678041 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War I aviation, he has written eight titles in the past, including Aircraft of the Aces 39: 'SPAD VII Aces of World War I' and Aircraft of the Aces 47: 'SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War II'. Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War I aviation for over 30 years, producing the most technically accurate artwork on the subject. He has illustrated every one of the World War I books in the Aircraft of the Aces series to date.

Customer Reviews

The Storks Flying Towards Lorraine
Groupe de Combat 12 was a collection of top French fighter units in the Great War. Their unit sign was the stork. The unit contained top aces like Georges Guynemer and René Fonck (the top scoring Allied ace). The book details their history and their losses and victories. There are many excellent photographs and some very good full colour aircraft profiles and planforms. Readers often prefer the rather more colourful German units so it is good to see the Entente covered.