American Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 42) Patches with many people only vaguely

with many people only vaguely aware of its course of events

which included several attempted assassinations

The Western Front is a work in the tradition of Barbara Tuchman and John Keegan

Seventy-five thousand American soldiers were dead

they were often given the most dangerous and dirty jobs

American Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 42) Patches with many people only vaguelyDescription By Norman Franks Paperback American fliers arriving in Europe from September 1917 brought with them no aircraft. Instead, US units had to obtain machines mainly from the British and French. From early 1918 American pilots were issued with SPAD fighters and they never looked back. As this volume details, the first American trained pilot to become an ace was Lt Douglas Campbell, who shot down five German aircraft by the end of May 1918. He