Groupe de Combat 12, 'Les Cigognes'

A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, Jon Guttman is senior editor, research director and contributing writer for Primedia Enthusiast Publications. Specialising in World War I aviation, his previous books include Aircraft of the Aces 47: ‘SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War II’.Harry Dempsey has been passionate about World War I aviation for over 30 years, producing the most technically accurate artwork on the subject. He has illustrated almost all of the World War I books in the Aircraft of the Aces series for Osprey Publishing.

• The quest for air superiority (early exploits of GC. 12's squadrons); Gathering the Storks (Formation of GC. 12 and operations over Verdun, Champagne and the Somme); Tragic glory over Flanders (July 1917-January 1918); Resurgence and revenge (1918); Escadrilles and commanders of GC. 12

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