Allied Aviation of World War I: A Pictorial History of Allied Aviators and Aircraft of the Great War (Osprey Aviation Pioneers 5)

True to his form, Hugh Cowin has compiled an incredible photo history of WWI Allied Aviation. The photo's alone would take a lifetime to accumulate but the text is equally compelling. As someone who has read extensively on WWI Aviation, it is refreshing to read a book (that was bought for the photo's) and receive as a bonus comprehensive text. More than just dry recapitulation of types, quantities, and performance; Mr. Cowin "adds flesh to the bones." This is the third of his books where I have come away having learned very interesting considerations that shaped aircraft evolution. This is an outsatnding bargain for the aviation history enthusiast.