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

"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 letters,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hynes, Samuel, 1924-2019
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.
Genre:	Biography. Personal narratives, American.
Physical Description:	xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Prologue: A Fire Beyond the Horizon
1. An Occupation for Gentlemen
2. The Ivy League Air Force
3. Going
4. Abroad I : First Impressions
5. Driving the Machine
6. The Pleasurable Sensation of Flying
7. Waiting for the War
8. How to Fight
9. This Killing Business
10. Abroad II : Getting Acquainted
11. In Pursuit
12. Looking at the War
13. A Short History of Bombing
14. Summer : 1918
15. September : St. Mihiel
16. Abroad III : End Games
17. The Last Battle
18. November Eleventh
19. Afterwards.