{"product_id":"9781780961156","title":"BloomsburyUK - Austro-Hungarian Albatros Aces of World War 1","description":"BloomsburyUK - \u003cb\u003eA detailed account of how aces of the calibre of Brumowski, Kiss and Linke-Crawford did their best in their Albatros fighters, which often sported colourful and fanciful insignias.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustro-Hungarian industry produced a series of poor fighter types such as the Phönix D I and Hansa-Brandenburg D I during the early stages of the war, and it was not until licence-built examples of the battle-proven Albatros and D II and D III began to reach Fliegerkompagnien, or Fliks, in May 1917 that the fortunes of pilots began to look up. Unlike the German-built Albatrosen, the Oeffag aircraft were far more robust than German D IIs and D IIIs. They also displayed superior speed, climb, manoeuvrability and infinitely safer flight characteristics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe careful cross-checking of Allied sources with Austrian and German records form the basis for a detailed reconstruction of the dogfights fought by the leading aces. It will also chart the careers of the Austro-Hungarian aces that flew the D II and D III, their successes and their defeats, with additional information about their personal background and their post-war lives in the nations born from the collapse of the Hapsburg Empire.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174192333040,"sku":"9781780961156","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780961156_p0.jpg?v=1763715245","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780961156","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}