The unsubstantial air : American fliers in the First World War /

"The vivid story of the young Americans who fought and died in the aerial battles of World War I. The Unsubstantial Air is a chronicle of war that is more than a military history; it traces the lives and deaths of the young Americans who fought in the skies over Europe in World War I. Using let...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hynes, Samuel, 1924-2019
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations, American. Fighter pilots > United States > History > 20th century. Fighter pilots > United States > Biography. World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, American. HISTORY / Military / World War I. HISTORY / Military / Aviation.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

Prologue: A Fire Beyond the Horizon
An Occupation for Gentlemen
The Ivy League Air Force
Going
Abroad I : First Impressions
Driving the Machine
The Pleasurable Sensation of Flying
Waiting for the War
How to Fight
This Killing Business
Abroad II : Getting Acquainted
In Pursuit
Looking at the War
A Short History of Bombing
Summer : 1918
September : St. Mihiel
Abroad III : End Games
The Last Battle
November Eleventh
Afterwards.