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The life and times of First World War fighter ace Keith Caldwell
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This gripping biography of Air Commodore Keith 'Grid' Caldwell CBE, MC, DFC & Bar, Croix de Guerre, tells the story of his remarkable exploits during the First World War. Flying single-seat fighters against the best of the German air force, including the Red Baron's Flying Circus...
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The life and times of one of New Zealandβs greatest military heroes
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This gripping biography of Air Commodore Keith 'Grid' Caldwell CBE, MC, DFC & Bar, Croix de Guerre, tells the story of his remarkable exploits during the First World War. Flying single-seat fighters against the best of the German air force, including the Red Baron's Flying Circus and airmen such as Werner Voss, Caldwell accumulated 26 victories in aerial combat.
Over his illustrious career, he flew with numerous 'stars' of the British air service, including Albert Ball, Billy Bishop, and Mick Mannock. In the last year of the war, aged only 22, he was given command of the new 74 Squadron. Under his leadership, the 'Tigers' became one of the war's most feared and revered units.
Written by a leading military historian, Grid details Caldwell's journey from early flight training in Auckland to his death-defying sorties over enemy lines on the Western Front. It also explores his pivotal role in sustaining military aviation in interwar New Zealand and his role in reinvigorating interest in the airmen of the First World War during the 1960s and 1970s.
Caldwell was a hero, a leader, and a man of great courage by any measure. Richly illustrated, the book includes images of First World War German and British planes from The Vintage Aviator Limited.
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ISBN: 9780995102934
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 August 2024
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Massey University Press
Illustration: 6 Illustrations, color; 150 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 44.0mm
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 440
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About the Author
Dr Adam Claasen is an historian at Massey University, New Zealand. He is a Smithsonian Institution Fellowship grantee, a Fulbright Scholarship (Georgetown University) awardee and a Massey University research team medallist. Adam teaches on the Second World War and American foreign policy and is a Vice-Chancellorβs award recipient for sustained excellence in teaching. He has presented conference papers and published on military intelligence, air power and geostrategy. His books include Hitlerβs Northern War: The Luftwaffeβs ill-fated campaign, 1940β1945; Dogfight: Anzacs in the Battle of Britain; and Fearless: The extraordinary untold story of New Zealandβs Great War airmen.
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