Millionaires' unit : the aristocratic flyboys who fought the great war and invented American air power / Marc Wortman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wortman, Marc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1914-1918.

Aeronautics, Military--United States--History.

Aeronautics, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Public Affairs, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The never-before-told true story of six friends, young men of privilege, who risked it all when history called them to fight for the allies in World War I

Contents:

Contents; Map; I N T R O D U C T I O N Europe and America, 1916 How Very Young We Were; P R O L O G U E Couderkerque, Belgium, October 14, 1918 The Handkerchief; S E C T I O N I Earth; S E C T I O N II Air; S E C T I O N I I I Fire; C H A P T E R 1 9 Dunkirk, Winter-Spring, 1918 On the Edge; C H A P T E R 2 0 Dunkirk, March-April 1918 Flaming Onions; C H A P T E R 2 1 Paris, St. Inglevert, May-June 1918 The Northern Bombing Group; C H A P T E R 2 2 Dunkirk, May-July 1918 Mournful Mary; C H A P T E R 2 3 The Alps, July-August 1918 O, Mia Nosediva

C H A P T E R 2 4 Couderkerque, August-September 1918 The AceC H A P T E R 2 5 Couderkerque, October 1918 The Lone Wolf; C H A P T E R 2 6 Villingen, November 1918 Flight; C H A P T E R 2 7 Schoore, December 1918 This Long Separation; S E C T I O N I V Home; C H A P T E R 2 8 1919 and AfterThe Decisive Power; E P I L O G U E New Haven, 2006; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-07340-4

9786613073402

1-58648-544-X

OCLC:

712016217