We're reducing the price of all available back issues prior to Volume 36, and to back volumes for Volumes 32-35 (the complete Volume 31 is no longer available). These are the original issues of Over The Front, not the Amazon reprints. All back issues up to Volume 35 No. 5 (Winter 2020) are now $10 (plus shipping outside the US). Complete volumes, if available, from 2005 through 2020 are all now $40; complete volumes from before 2005 remain at $20 a volume, again plus shipping outside the US. Back volumes and issues for 2021 and later remain $60/volume and $20/issue (plus shipping if outside the US).
We are pleased to announce preliminary plans for the upcoming League of World War I Aviation Historians Seminar, scheduled for Fall 2025. While final details, including the venue and exact dates, are still under review by the board, we are preparing for another engaging and informative event. For further details, including about submitting papers, see the article at https://overthefront.com/about/otf-seminars
We open with Christophe Cony’s look at some of the captured German aircraft, as exhibited in Paris in 1918. Carl Bobrow then introduces us to early German motion picture pioneer Oskar Messter, who was also a pioneer in developing roll-film cameras for military reconnaissance work. One day in Flanders during October 1918 is the topic of Walter Pieters and Alain Van Geeteruyen’s article, and Steven Suddaby begins a multi-part series on German bombing missions on mainland Europe. The issue wraps up with Peter Kilduff’s look at some of the newest books bearing on World War aviation.
The videos of talks at the 2023 League Seminar last October are now available on YouTube The link to all videos is here.
We regret that rising costs for everything, but especially for mailing expenses, mean we have had to raise our dues for 2024 and beyond. This is the first rate increase we have had since 2016; US rates will increase by $10/year ($2.50 an issue) for both Media Mail and First Class subscriptions. We can no longer offer "Fourth Class" rates to Canada (USPS hasn't offered that option for a long time; we've been unwittingly eating the cost); Canadians now need to use the First Class US/Canada option. Rates for all other countries will increase by $15/year ($3.75 an issue). You will still get the same 384 pages of our usual content over the course of a year, in the same high-quality journal you have been receiving.
If you've received any issue from Vol. 38, you have renewed for 2023. If the last issue you received was for a prior year, your subscription has lapsed. You can renew at the new rates for 2024, and get Volume 38 (2023) from the Shop.
Our biennial seminar brings together historians, researchers, and enthusiasts dedicated to the study of World War I aviation. Attendees can expect a comprehensive program featuring presentations from leading experts, insightful discussions, and valuable networking opportunities.
