German Flamethrower Pioneers of World War I is the definitive reference on the topic. Lavishly illustrated, its main sources arethe history of the flamethrower regiment, written by its former commander; a manual of assault-troop and flamethrower tactics by a former flamethrower officer; and the death book published by veterans of the flamethrower regiment. Prewar, wartime, and psotwar developments are covered, along with detailed descriptions of weapons, tactics and epic flame battles. New information, such as the combat use of an aircraft-mounted flamethrower, is included. Includes over 300 photographs and illustrations, most previously unpublished. Over 300 b/w images
Thomas Wictor is the author of five books. A failed music journalist, failed military historian, failed novelist, failed ghostwriter, failed biographer, failed poet, failed essayist, failed rock musician, failed miniaturist, failed photographer, failed field representative for a document-retrieval service, failed delivery driver, failed temporary worker, failed voiceover actor, failed copyeditor, failed technical writer, failed editor of the world’s first online newspaper, failed bartender, failed archivist, failed longshoreman, failed ladies’ man, and failed ally, he is the planet’s only expert on World War I flamethrowers. He lives happily by himself in Southern California.
German Flamethrower Pioneers of World War I is the definitive reference on the topic. Lavishly illustrated, its main sources are the history of the flamethrower regiment, written by its former commander; a manual of assault-troop and flamethrower tactics, by a former flamethrower officer; and the death book published by veterans of the flamethrower regiment. Prewar, wartime, and postwar developments are covered, along with detailed descriptions of weapons, tactics, and epic flame battles. New information, such as the combat use of an aircraft-mounted flamethrower, is included. Includes over 300 photographs and illustrations, most previously unpublished.
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