WWI aircraft books

[Svennn]

I would like a book with a wide selection of WWI planes, I have quite a few WWII ones but not WWI. I dont really want to go the Osprey route and the closest thing I have found on Amazon is this one which is a bit pricey.

does anyone have it? Any other suggestions

cheers

Svennn

[Mosstrooper]

Blandford Press use to do -The Pocket Encyclopaedia Of World Aircraft in Colour , did one on Bombers 1914-19 and one on Fighters 1914-19 . Writtern by Kenneth Munson . Don't know if still available published 1968 , but very good has about 60+ aircraft types in each book , think I have seen some of the Blandfords in remainder bookshops so a Google may produce results . Got mine as a very young man in 1970 at 18 shillings each (old type money ) with my first weeks  pay ! : )

[archangel1]

There was a series of books put out by Grange Books a couple of years ago (2004) called 'The Aviation Factfile'.  The one that is most pertinent to your needs is probably 'Biplanes, Triplanes & Seaplanes'.  Not strictly WWI but with plenty of useful info - colour photos, artwork, stats, comparison charts, etc.  They were originally going for £20 but I got all of mine (there are at least 6 volumes) on sale in Chapters.

A decent book, if you can dig it up, is 'Color Profiles of World War I Combat Planes' by Giorgio Apostolo (Crescent Books 1974).

Another old-time favourite is 'Aeroplanes and Flyers of the First World War' by Joseph A.Phelan (Grosset & Dunlap 1973).  Lots of combat art and colour profiles.

Are you looking for artwork or info? There's the old Harleyfords (a bit obsolete, now, but still useful) and of course, the vast range from Albatros Publications (Windsock, etc.).

Not aircraft as such but, in the same Blandford series mentioned by Mosstrooper, was 'Army Uniforms of World War 1' by Andrew Mollo (1977).  There are some nice colour uniform plates for pilots of various nationalities.

Finally, for one of my favourite books on WWI aviation, try to find 'Airmen of World War 1 - Men of the British and Empire air forces in old photographs' by Chaz Bowyer (Arms and Armour Press 1975).  An absolutely brilliant collection of beautiful, clear photos of man and machine.  The female dispatch rider on page 71 is a real corker! I think I'm in love!  (Actually, just saw a copy on eBay for $25US!)

There are plenty of books out there, either general or specific.  Yes, they can get expensive, but the good ones are usually very, very good!  (Grab anything you can by Dr.Martin O'Connor!)

[Trencher]

As a further addition you may want to check some of those squadron books, too. O.k., I know that these are based on a single type, but they offer a wealth of information, beautiful colour profiles and scale drawings.

[Poiter50]

Oh, blast, that just caused another expenditure on 'Biplanes, Triplanes & Seaplanes'! Seller also had some others of interest as well.

There was a series of books put out by Grange Books a couple of years ago (2004) called 'The Aviation Factfile'.  The one that is most pertinent to your needs is probably 'Biplanes, Triplanes & Seaplanes'.  Not strictly WWI but with plenty of useful info - colour photos, artwork, stats, comparison charts, etc.  They were originally going for £20 but I got all of mine (there are at least 6 volumes) on sale in Chapters.

[Svennn]

Cheers guys. I have managed to pick up 3 Munson books from Blandford very cheaply from the AmazonMarketplace. I remember these from the school library many moons ago. One of them was published in 1971 for the princeley sum of £1.00 and that is what I have just paid for it (plus postage of £2.75) 37 years later.