Sopwith Camel

Sopwith CamelDescription By Jon Guttman Paperback A British icon of World War I aerial combat, just as the Supermarine Spitfire is for World War II, the Sopwith Camel might more aptly be compared to the equally iconic (if one is Japanese) Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero. A superb dogfighter in the hands of pilots who mastered its vicious idiosyncrasies, the Camel also packed a considerable punch for its day as the first British fighter with twin machine guns. It has been

the Balfour Declaration

and Rhinelanders to become Germans

Post-war working until married in 1923

Richard Rubin introduced readers to a forgotten generation of Americans: the men and women who fought and won the First World War

although there was fierce fighting there in the first half of 1915 as both sides jostled for position

When the United States finally enters the conflict in Europe

Preparing for War concludes by demonstrating how these new notions set the conditions for many of the successes—and some of the failures—of General Pershing’s American Expeditionary Forces

This arrangement allows the massive sweep of action to be presented in a structured and easy to follow format that includes engagements fought by the Austro-Hungarian

and if I hadn't been through it myself

As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool

and fierce ambition to be the most daring young man over the battlefields of France

For anyone wanting to understand why wars are fought