{"product_id":"training-aces-canadas-air-training-during-the-first-world-war-paperback","title":"Training Aces: Canada's Air Training During the First World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter C. Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the First World War broke out, little was known about aviation. Even less was known about using the biplane as a new weapon. \u003cem\u003eTraining Aces \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the development of military aviation in Canada that began in the years before the war, when early flight experiments were made by the Canadians and Americans, including Alexander Graham Bell, William Wallace Gibson, John Douglas McCurdy, William McMullen, Glenn H. Curtiss, and William Straith. This book portrays the important role that Canada played in the success of the air training efforts before and during the First World War, and describes the establishment of two aviation companies in Toronto and Vancouver. The Canadian air training system played a significant role in the overall development of military aviation and had a major impact on the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan of the Second World War. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46025556951175,"sku":"9781772310146","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/qGOe-No1yU9781772310146.webp?v=1791006761","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/training-aces-canadas-air-training-during-the-first-world-war-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}