Featured battle : von Richthofen's last flight

Part of First World War

Date : 21 April 1918

The day when Baron Manfred von Richthoffen, the 'Red Baron' finally succumbed to the inevitable. After 80 confirmed kills he was shot down himself, but remained the 'Ace of Aces' with the highest number of victories for the war.

British Aircraft Carriers

David Hobbs
A wealth of knowledge presented in a most readable form for everyone from the novice to the initiated. Encyclopedic in scope it may be dipped into at any point but I found in reading cover to cover the fascinating story went from airships to future carriers. All aspects, design, development and service are dealt with. There are very many photographs, lots from the author's own collection, plus drawings and plans. An unusual but welcome feature are the fold out copies of Admiralty drawings which are in the middle of the book.
At £45 this is not a cheap book, but a Rolls Royce is not a cheap car, and this is a Rolls Royce of a book.
Seaforth Publishing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013