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9781526723093
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30-03-2018
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Engels
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Pen & Sword Books
Auteur(s)
Norman Franks
Sopwith Camels Over Italy, 1917–1918
Reeks: Images of War
Norman Franks
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€4,99
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.Britains
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
northeast
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
destructive
in
Italy
as
they
had
in
France.
Accompanied
by
a
large
selection
of
photographs
depicting
the
men
and
the
machines
that
saw
action,
this
book
is
a
welcome
addition
to
Pen
&
Swords
Images
of
War series.
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