Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot

Myth, Life and Politics

  • Adrian Smith
Book

Part of the Studies in Military and Strategic History book series (SMSH)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction
    Adrian Smith
    Pages 1-10
  3. A Prewar Education, 1888–1914
    Adrian Smith
    Pages 11-38
  4. Preparing for War, 1914–17
    Adrian Smith
    Pages 39-67
  5. 40 Squadron, 1917–18
    Adrian Smith
    Pages 68-99
  6. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918
    Adrian Smith
    Pages 100-131
  7. Conclusion
    Adrian Smith
    Pages 132-162
  8. Back Matter
    Pages 163-211
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About this book

Introduction

Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander.

Keywords

Edward Mannock Mick'Mannock First World War Royal Flying Corps RFC RAF Western Front Victoria Cross air war SE5a James McCudden 40 Squadron 74 Squadron 85 Squadron Canterbury Wellingborough Cork Independent Labour Party ILP Britain research

Authors and affiliations

  • Adrian Smith
    • 1
  1. 1.University of Southampton New CollegeUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286627
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-41805-3
  • Online ISBN 978-0-230-28662-7
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