This book follows the format of the other titles in the “Aces” series:  It is well written, has a lot of photos, and nice color profiles.

 The book has seven chapters:    

1.   Setting the Scene

2.    British Aces

3.    French Aces

4.    Other Allied Aces

 The first chapter is just a couple of pages, describing the air war in WW1.   All of the Aces series books I own start this way, which is good.  The first chapter sets the scene for the Air War and the how the subject aircraft fit in.

 The second chapter describes all the British aces that flew Nieuports.  When you think of Nieuports, you think of the aircraft as a mount for French and American pilots.  Most people don’t realize that there were several British squadrons equipped with the French-built fighters.  In the middle years of the war, the British were slow in replacing their obsolete pusher aircraft with more modern types.   The British equipped several RFC and RNAS squadrons with the French fighters.    As it turned out, the last British squadron didn’t retire their Nieuports until January of 1918. 

The French Chapter is the largest, as expected.  It includes material on the famous and the obscure French Aces that flew Nieuports.  There are a lot of pictures of pilots and their aircraft.

 The last chapter describes all the other allied pilots that flew Nieuports.  The fighters were used by the Belgian, Italian, American, and Russian Air Services.  

 Like the other books in the Aces series, the book is about the pilots first, and the planes second.  The book is illustrated with a lot of pictures of the men and their aircraft, obviously all in black and white.

 There are 10 pages of color profiles in the center of the book.  Nieuport 10, 11, 16 17, 23, 24, 27, and 28 models are shown.  There are aircraft from French, British, American, Italian, and Belgian service.  There are four aircraft shown per page. 

  This book is highly recommended.   This is an excellent reference, especially if you’re looking to model aircraft of lesser-known pilots.  There are a number of good World War One kits of many of the Nieuports available, and a number of aftermarket decal sheets as well.  It lives up to the standards set in the earlier volumes in the series!

 Review courtesy of me and my wallet.

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