Sopwith Camels Over Italy 1917 1918

Author : Norman Franks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526723093
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sopwith Camels Over Italy, 1917–1918 written by Norman Franks and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Norman Franks
Publisher : Pen & Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781526723086
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sopwith Camels Over Italy, 1917-1918 written by Norman Franks and published by Pen & Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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 and Sword's Images of War series.

Author : Eileen Wilks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473812739
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Army in Italy 1917-1918 written by Eileen Wilks and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1998-01-12 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Italian defeat at Caporetto, a Bri tish Expeditionary Force under General Plumer was despatched from France. This account describes the campaign which ende d after the victory at Vittorio Veneto over the Austrians. '

Author : John Wilks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 0850526086
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Army in Italy 1917-1918 written by John Wilks and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1998-01-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Italian defeat at Caporetto, a Bri tish Expeditionary Force under General Plumer was despatched from France. This account describes the campaign which ende d after the victory at Vittorio Veneto over the Austrians. '

Author : Christopher Shores
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782007393
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British and Empire Aces of World War 1 written by Christopher Shores and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B the war's best two-seat fighter. This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.

Author : Melanie Winterton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Archaeology
ISBN 13 : 1399097296
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of the Royal Flying Corps written by Melanie Winterton and published by Pen and Sword Archaeology. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Winterton’s book is a good introductory effort on the haptic environment of World War I aviators and their personal artifacts."—The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Archaeology provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the aviators of the First World War. Their descriptions of the sensation of flying in the open cockpits of the primitive warplanes of the day, and the artifacts that have survived from these first years of aerial combat, give us a powerful sense of what their wartime service was like and chart the beginning of our modern understanding of aviation. But the subject hasn’t been explored in any depth before, which is why Melanie Winterton’s pioneering book is so timely. Hers is the first study of the trench art, souvenirs and lucky mascots associated with the Royal Flying Corps which, in an original way, tell us so much about the experience of flying on the Western Front a century ago. Extensive quotations from the memoirs of these early airmen are combined with an analysis of the artifacts themselves. They convey something of the fear and anxiety the airmen had to grapple with on a daily basis and bring out the full significance of the poignant souvenirs they left behind. Pieces of crashed aeroplane – wooden propellers, strips of linen, fragments of metal – were recycled and circulated during the war and afterwards became the focus of attention in the domestic home. As Melanie Winterton demonstrates, these items connected the living with the deceased, which is why they are so strongly evocative even today.

Author : Norman Franks
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841765341
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sopwith Camel Aces of World War 1 written by Norman Franks and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responsible for destroying 1294 enemy aircraft between June 1917 and November 1918, the Camel was the most successful fighting scout employed by either side in terms of the sheer number of victories that it scored. The Camel was renowned for its sensitivity and need for skill and experience, and casualties amongst pilots undergoing training on the type were very high. More than 5490 examples were constructed, and this book covers its combat use on the Western Front, in Palestine, on the Italian front, in the Home Defence role in the UK and in Russia.

Author : Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War in the Air written by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robin Higham
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813140722
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Influence of Airpower upon History written by Robin Higham and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital to myriad diplomatic and humanitarian efforts. Air power has become a means for statesmen to advance a variety of goals, opening up new possibilities and problems in times of peace as well as war. The Influence of Air Power upon History examines the many ways in which aviation technology has impacted policymaking since 1903. It analyzes air strategy in nations around the world and explores how a country's presumed technological capability, or lack thereof, has become a crucial aspect of diplomacy. Together, the essays in this insightful volume offer a greater understanding of the history of military force and diplomatic relations in the global community.

Author : Arthur Wyllie
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365997162
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aerial Victories of World War I written by Arthur Wyllie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book that lists all of the American Expeditionary Force groups that had pilots who were credited with aerial victories along with a brief history of their exploits during the war. I also lists all of the pilots who had aerial victories along with a brief bio of each. Loaded with original photos and detail rarely published.