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With the last Hardback finally sold, high quality sewn SOFTBACKS remain fully available when you buy direct from me. And.. FREE POSTAGE CONTINUES also, if you buy from me, to anyone in the UK or Europe!
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The superb cover painting is by Simon Smith.
This is what the Reviewers are saying:
“This is the most important book published on the Great War this year.” Peter Hart – full review here.
“It ranks with HA Jones’ classic War in the Air volumes as a resource and is indispensable for future writing about British and related American air operations in World War I. Henshaw’s book is without peer. Peter Kilduff – full review here
“A truly astounding work. This book represents a milestone… based on its very breadth and authority” – Mark Barnes, on War History Online – full review here
“A reference work of enormous breadth and depth. …he has also referenced thousands of German records in order to confirm Allied losses. The information within this book is staggering… a treasure trove of information. …A book of such richness and gravity.” – Major Chris Buckham, Royal Canadian Air Force, on The Military Reviewer – full review here
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This is a site to illustrate a project that I have worked on for many years – the expansion and complete update of my original The Sky Their Battlefield – the story of 16,700 British, Commonwealth and American airmen of the Great War.
These pages describe all the new content I’ve found and assembled.
Twenty years of continuing and wider research, since The Sky Their Battlefield first appeared in 1995, has probably resulted in the book I originally sought to write. Air fighting and the air casualties of the Great War remain my book’s universal focus, across specific details of over 7,600 individual incidents (of which almost 6,000 have been expanded or added), but its scope has now been widened greatly. The new TSTB2 is now in two parts: the first is a really thorough update and expansion of all the original content, and thus continues to concentrate on Allied air casualties due to enemy action. In addition however, The Sky Their Battlefield II now also incorporates sections covering almost 3,300 additional Allied air accidents of the Great War era, in the Accidents Addendum.
The links at the top take you to some sample pages, and some more in-depth information about the content of my book.
And here’s some more background about me – click here.
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Hi Trevor, , thank you for your reply on fb, my great uncle James Boon was killed while observing in a plane on 24 march 1917, we have the basic information but have no idea which aerodrome he was based at etc, each time I visit the Somme and Belgium i hope I can visit the area concerned, any help would be gratefully appreciated, thank you, Julie Connell
Trevor,
I am Jill Bush’s father and we met at her book launch briefly. I would like to drop you a note of thanks either by mail or email.
If you are happy with that could you email me or send your address.
Best wishes
Michael Reid
HI Trevor
I am researching my great uncle Malcolm Glassford Begg and thought you could help. I also have information on him and photos.
Also I would like to purchase your book because I believe it could help me?
Await your comments. My mobile is 07771359246
Hi Robin,
Very good to hear from you. I appear to have Malcolm mentioned four times in my book. Can you possibly email me at home, at t.henshaw@talktalk.net, and we can sort more matters from there. All the Best, and thanks for the contact. Trevor