The unsubstantial air : American fliers in the First World War / Samuel Hynes.
The unsubstantial air : American fliers in the First World War / Samuel Hynes.
The unsubstantial air : American fliers in the First World War / Samuel Hynes.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
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G 2014/5513
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
text
Media type
unmediated
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
volume
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 -- I...
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"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, journals, and memoirs, it speaks in their voices...
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The unsubstantial air : American fliers in the First World War / Samuel Hynes.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index.
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G 2014/5513
Record Identifier
74VKJLB6Q0pb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJLB6Q0pb
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ISBN
0374278008 (hardcover)
9780374278007 (hardcover)
DDC
940.44973
MMS ID
991022196879702626
