2021 marks the 36th year of production of our outstanding journal Over the Front; free with membership in the League of WWI Aviation Historians. 2021 will be another exciting year of outstanding historical articles in our world class journal, and the cost of a basic membership is still just $65. To sign up CLICK HERE. The League remains the preeminent group for all things WWI Aviation History. Be a part of the great community that is the League of WWI Aviation Historians!
Volume 36 No. 2 has begun showing up im mailboxes. Most people should have their copy by November 1. Issue editor Peter Kilduff has put together a bang-up issue for your enjoyment (I read mine straight through, and that never happens).
In Gabriele D'Annunzio - Warrior Poet of the The Air Issue editor Peter Kilduff presents the fascinating war-time story of this well-known Italian Poet.
Sebastian Rosenboom weaves the tale of 10 victory Eastern Front ace Dietrich "Derk" Averes in World War 1; Rare Insight into Jasta "Ober Ost".
Edited by Peter Kilduff, Reminisces of a Bomber Observer - East and West, the wartime remembrances of Oskar Kuppinger, provide a unique glimpse into the airwar on two fronts.
German Air War Scenes #2 - Continuing from Part 1 which appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of Over the Front, Peter Kilduff presents a handful of photographic vignettes.
With The Modelling Corner, Lance Krieg continues his informative column for the scale modelling community.
Plus - Peter Kilduff's usual Between the Bookends book review column, and the League's status in Between the Lines from President Dan Polglaze.
The League Board of Directors has determined that we can't confidently plan a League Seminar for 2021. We are currently planning to have a 2022 Seminar in coordination with the National World War I Museum in Kansas City during the latter half of the year.
Renewal forms, both PDF (for mail-in) and web store, are now available. Mike O'Neal promises another packed year of content, and is pushing to get all the way back on track. He and his team of Issue Editors are hard at work on the next four issues even as I write. So renew now and ensure you get the next year uninterrupted. It's still a bargain at a base price of $65/year (US 4th Class Mail; don't forget to select the appropriate mail option for your location and desired delivery speed). To...
Volumes 21 through 30 are now being sold at a mere $40/volume, or $15/issue for the single issues. So now is the time to fill in some of the gaps in your collection. Some issues are sold out; there's a line through the cover illustration on those and the we are not offering the volume they would be in. Volumes 31-34 are $60 each, with individual issues $20 a copy. Where they are available, Volumes before Volume 21 are $20 each. Single issues are still $15 for issues in those volumes.
As President Dan Polglaze said in Between the Lines in Volume 35 No. 3, we (mostly he) have been delving through our back issues to create the first-ever complete Table of Contents for every issue of OTF published to date. In it you'll find titles, authors, volume, issue and page references, and major topics for each article. It's all in the form of an Excel spreadsheet so you can download your own copy and sort, search and modify it as much as you want. Can't wait to get started? Download a...
