Up And At 'Em
eBook - ePub

Up And At 'Em

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

Originally published in 1940, this is a memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Harold E. Evans, a renowned Canadian-born commander who flew with Britain's Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the United States Army Air Service (USAS) during World War I. Providing the reader with a fascinating firsthand account of the men and machines that established military aviation as the greatest weapon of all time, this is a must-read for all WWI enthusiasts.

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Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. DEDICATION
  4. FOREWORD
  5. NOTE
  6. ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. 1-War Comes to Canada
  9. 2-A Taste of the Real Thing
  10. 3-A Flyer At Last
  11. 4-Off for La Belle France
  12. 5-I Kill Some Men
  13. 6-Things That Try Men’s Souls
  14. 7-I Meet Mr. Richthofen, Violently
  15. 8-Birth of the 27th Aero Squadron, U.S.A.
  16. 9-Back to La Belle France
  17. 10-American Flyers Edge Toward Danger
  18. 11-Into the Flames of Glory
  19. 12-Château Thierry-Our First Big Test
  20. 13-The Group Gets Heavy Action
  21. 14-The Final Big Push Begins
  22. 15-Frank Luke, Jr., and Joe Wehner-Flying Tops
  23. 16-Eddie Rickenbacker-America’s Leading Ace
  24. 17-Our Aviation in the Coming War
  25. OFFICIAL VICTORIES OF THE FIRST PURSUIT GROUP
  26. ROSTERS OF THE FIRST PURSUIT GROUP
  27. REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER