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Sopwith Camels Over Italy, 1917-1918. Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Door Norman Franks
Categorie | WO I |
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Boeknummer | #234121 |
Titel | Sopwith Camels Over Italy, 1917-1918. Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives |
Auteur | Franks, Norman |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | Yorkshire/Philadelphia, Pen & Sword |
Jaar van uitgave | 2018 |
ISBN10 | 1526723085 |
ISBN13 | 9781526723086 |
Taal | Engels |
Samenvatting | During the First World War, Italy was on the side of their British Allies and their fight was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bordering on Austria. In October 1917, the Austro-Hungarians managed to push the Italians back during the battle of Caporetto. With the danger signs obvious, both Britain and France sent reinforcements. Britain s Royal Flying Corps sent three squadrons of Sopwith Camel fighters, plus one RE8 reconnaissance squadron, and these Camel squadrons fought gallantly over the plains and mountainous regions of north-east Italy, sharing the air battle with aircraft of the Italian Air Force. Despite the difference in landscape between France and Italy, the Camel pilots employed the same air-fighting tactics and assisted in ground support missions that proved just as dest... (Lees verder)ructive in Italy as they had in France. Accompanied by a large selection of photographs of the men and the machines that saw action in this conflict, this book is a welcome addition to Pen and Sword s Images of War series. |
Pagina's | 103 |
Conditie | Nieuw |
Prijs | € 10,00 |
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