A Great Book on the Russian Air Service in WWI

[RAF_Louvert 101]

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Greetings All,

 

About three weeks ago I purchased a near-perfect copy of the Flying Machines Press 1996 printing of the following work on eBay, for $39 !

 

 

 

I brought it along on my last several road trips for reading material in the evenings and I've discovered just why this 545-page large format book shows up so often in regards to the subject. It is an amazing resource and a wealth of information and photos. I have been told that the other related work to look to is the recently published two-volume set, "The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I", done by the late August Blume. However, my copy of Durkota's work will more than suffice for my studies.

 

Cheers!

 

Lou

 

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[+Polovski 460]

Superb and HUGE book I bought it new a while back - very detailed. $39 is a bargain.

[RAF_Louvert 101]

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Yes Pol, it was indeed a bargain at $39. Couldn't believe the luck when I was the only one who bid on it.

 

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[Javito1986 14]

And you found High In The Empty Blue a few weeks ago. What do you have these books on some kind of an RSS feed that notifies you every time they appear on Ebay??? If so I want to sign up too, I'd love to be the first one in on the next High in the Empty Blue auction.

[RAF_Louvert 101]

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Just pure dumb luck on my part, Javito. What I found very odd was that both HITEB and the Russian Air Service book sat for seven days with ridiculously low starting prices, and I was the only one who put in a bid. Go figure.

 

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[Hasse Wind 46]

An excellent book, yes. It weighs something like over three kilos. I wouldn't advice reading it in bed, as you'll be squashed flat if you fall asleep and the book falls down.