"A Warrior’s Sky: Two Accounts of Aerial Combat ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Jun 2017 11:26 a.m. PST |
…During the First World War in Europe by American Pilots—High Adventure by James Norman Hall & War Birds by John MacGavock Grider "When the First World War broke out, volunteers from many nations of the free world rushed to join the French in their struggle against the invading Hun. These were the first days of combat in the air, so a number of adventurous young Americans were eager to earn their wings and fight in the skies above the Western Front. Their lives were thrilling, dangerous and, for many, tragically short. Nevertheless, these aviators became the dog-fighting knights of the air, legends both in their lifetimes and since the end of Great War. Hall served with distinction in the French Flying Service, survived the war, and in 1918 published an account of his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot. The second book in this special Leonaur edition is based on the correspondence of another American flyer. John Grider's story is somewhat different, in that he volunteered initially to serve in the American flying service, but was sent across the Atlantic Ocean to serve in the Royal Air Force. Grider's letters are initially cheerful, but soon reveal a hard and brutal war of attrition that inexorably killed his comrades, by accident or combat, until he realised that his own death was inevitable. This proved tragically prophetic, for Grider was shot down and killed behind German lines in 1918. These are two essential first-hand accounts of the air war over the trenches"
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| bekosh | 15 Jun 2017 11:29 a.m. PST |
High Adventure by James Norman Hall is really good and it's free for Kindle.
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| Great War Ace | 15 Jun 2017 1:43 p.m. PST |
I've read both within the last c. year and a half. Liked them both. Grider's book brought a lawsuit by his sister against Elliot White Springs, who published Warbirds without attribution. link |
| Tango01 | 16 Jun 2017 10:19 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the links!.
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