French Aces of World War 2 Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 28 Barry Ketley

French Aces of World War 2Author(s): Barry Ketley, Iain Wyllie, Mike Chappell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781855328983, 978-1855328983\nSynopsis\nFrench pilots endured fighting both with and against the Allies during World War 2.\n\nPossessing obsolescent aircraft at the outbreak of the war, the Arme de l'Air was decimated in the wake of the Blitzkrieg; however, a number of fighter units still achieved creditable scores flying Curtiss Hawks, Morane [url] and Dewoitine [url]\n\nThis book tells the story of these aces, many of which continued to fly with the now Vichy French Squadrons after the capitulation of France in 1940 and subsequently saw action against their former Allies in North Africa. With detailed accounts from the aces themselves, it discusses the numerous French pilots also escaped to Britain, and a handful achieved notable success with the RAF flying Hurricanes, Spitfires and Tempests. I.