{"product_id":"saint-yves-yves-roll-of-honor-french-fighter-aces-1939-1945-2013-print-edition","title":"Saint-Yves Yves – Roll of Honor: French Fighter Aces 1939–1945 (2013) (Print Edition)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eRoll of Honor: French Fighter Aces 1939–1945\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yves Saint-Yves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf-published (2013)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eYves Saint-Yves, born in Normandy during World War II, dedicates this work to the French fighter aces of 1939–1945—pilots credited with at least five confirmed victories. Inspired by the exceptional archives of Émile-Joseph Lassalle (an avid aerophilatelist and close to the pilots), the author pays tribute to their courage, self-sacrifice, and patriotism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe book first sets the historical context: the invasion of Poland (1939), France’s defeat (June 1940), and General de Gaulle’s Appeal of June 18. Three resistance efforts emerged: the Internal Resistance, the \u003ci\u003eForces Aériennes Françaises Libres\u003c\/i\u003e (FAFL, integrated into the RAF), and the Eastern Front commitment with the \u003ci\u003eNormandie-Niémen\u003c\/i\u003e Group (60 French volunteers in the USSR, 96 pilots engaged, 14 pioneers arriving in 1942). Their exploits, often at the cost of their lives, marked the battles of Orel, Kursk, and Smolensk (1943), as well as the liberation of Europe (1944–1945).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe roll of honor lists \u003cb\u003e36 French aces\u003c\/b\u003e, ranked by number of victories, including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePierre Clostermann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e (top Allied ace in 1944, 33 victories),\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarcel Albert\u003c\/b\u003e (23 victories, hero of Normandie-Niémen),\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJean Demozay\u003c\/b\u003e (\"Morlaix,\" 21 victories),\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePierre Le Gloan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e (18 victories, the only French ace to score for both sides in 1940),\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoland de la Poype\u003c\/b\u003e (16 victories, \u003ci\u003eCompagnon de la Libération\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJoseph Risso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e (11 victories, survivor of the first contingent in the USSR),\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAlbert Durand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e (11 victories, killed in action in 1943).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eOther figures, such as \u003cb\u003eRené Fonck\u003c\/b\u003e (75 victories in 1914–1918) and \u003cb\u003eAntoine de Saint-Exupéry\u003c\/b\u003e, are also honored.\u003cbr\u003eThe book highlights their social diversity (workers, aristocrats, career military) and their voluntary commitment, often defying Vichy orders. Equipped with Spitfires or Yak-7s, the FAFL played a key role in the liberation. It concludes with a duty of remembrance, noting that half of the \u003ci\u003eNormandie-Niémen\u003c\/i\u003e pilots perished, and their sacrifice contributed to the Allied victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e112 pages – in French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: FR;\"\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JWakznjW4eY?si=PY0wzuHbQOsRe3Q6\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saint-Yves Yves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57158860243270,"sku":"886NE2013FR","price":51.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6901\/4698\/files\/Saint-Yves_Yves_-_Palmares_des_as_de_l_aviation_de_chasse_01.jpg?v=1787132488","url":"https:\/\/www.skyshelf.eu\/en-au\/products\/saint-yves-yves-roll-of-honor-french-fighter-aces-1939-1945-2013-print-edition","provider":"www.skyshelf.eu","version":"1.0","type":"link"}