The Unsubstantial Air: American Fliers in the First World War

The vivid account of the young Americans who fought and died in the aerial battles of World War I, told in their own words.
The Unsubstantial Air is the gripping story of the Americans who fought and died in the aerial battles of World War I. Much more than a traditional military history, it is an account of the excitement of becoming a pilot and flying in combat over the Western Front, told through the voices and words of the aviators themselves.

A World War II pilot himself, the memoirist...