Felix A. Sommerfeld and the Mexican Front in the Great War

by Heribert von Feilitzsch

Book Overview

The German government decided in the fall of 1914 to corner the U.S. arms and ammunition market to the detriment of England and France. In New York German Military Attach Franz von Papen and Naval Attach Karl Boy-Ed could not think ofanyone more effective and with better connections than Felix A. Sommerfeld to sell off the weapons and ammunition to Mexico. A few months later, Sommerfeld received orders to create a border incident. Tensions along...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0985031743
• ISBN13: 9780985031749
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Henselstone Verlag LLC
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"