Floatplanes Over The Desert

<p>This book chronicles the operations of the French Navy's <em>Aéronautique maritime</em> and the British Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean between 1914 and 1918.</p><p>Operating in what was considered a 'sideshow' theatre far from the Western Front these pioneering airmen developed critical techniques for naval aviation performing vital intelligence gathering reconnaissance and bombing raids deep behind enemy lines.</p><p>Celebrating the resilience and ingenuity of the pilots observers and mechanics the book sheds light on their significant albeit often overlooked contribution to the Allied war effort. </p>