Hostile Skies: A Combat History of the American Air Service in World War I
Hostile Skies details the actual battle experiences of the men and boys who made up the service squadrons at the front--Raoul Lufbery, Elliott Springs, Fiorello La Guardia, and, of course, Rickenbacker.
Hostile Skies details the actual battle experiences of the men and boys who made up the service squadrons at the front--Raoul Lufbery, Elliott Springs, Fiorello La Guardia, and, of course, Rickenbacker.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780815604655 (0815604653)
Publish date: January 1st 1997
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Pages no: 342
Edition language: English
By far, this is the best comprehensive account I've yet come across of the development of American air power (U.S. Army) during the First World War. Besides providing a full and detailed history of the development and deployment of fighter, bomber, observation/reconnaissance, and balloon units on ...