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Available
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Publication
New York, Rinehart [1957]
Description
During the fiercer periods of World War I the average life of a pilot was three weeks. A race apart, these gallant young men of many nations fought a very personal war with a chivalry long dead. Here is the breathtaking story of the age of flying aces, of the famous aircraft and the men who flew them. --
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LibraryThing member RGold714
This was the first book I read on World War One. was in 7th grade and checked it out of the school library. It was exciting to read.and every page brought something new, Skip ahead 55 years, I bought a copy from a used book store and reread it. It was missing so much, It had the most famous aces on
This was my introduction to Military History and for that I will always remember it. However,as history it was about 7th grade level.
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the Western Front, but nothing about Russia,the Middle East or Italy.The was little about the bomber development or the use of naval aviation,This was my introduction to Military History and for that I will always remember it. However,as history it was about 7th grade level.
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