{"product_id":"9781782006770","title":"British and Empire Aces of World War 1","description":"At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B - the war's best two-seat fighter. This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131245510896,"sku":"9781782006770","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782006770_p0.jpg?v=1763718154","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782006770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}