Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index.
Contents:
The birth of aviation and the road to war -- From Ironton to Canada -- Training -- Entering the air war -- Spring 1918 -- Summer: June 1918 -- Moving into autumn: July 1918 -- Leave and return -- Return to the war -- Leaving the war -- Barnstorming days -- Life between the wars -- Lambert in World War II and afterward -- Lambert and friends: the book gets published -- Lambert as artist -- The Lambert they knew -- The rediscovered ace -- The final years.
Summary:
"World War I fighter pilot William C. Lambert of Ironton, Ohio, flew for the R.A.F. in 1918. Lambert left the Western Front in August with 22 victories--then the most achieved by any American pilot. This book examines his life and the wartime experiences that defined it"-- Provided by publisher.
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