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This review is from: Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Air Adventure to Come out of World War I (Paperback)
If you are a WWI enthusiast or simply interested in aviation, this book is a must read. Captain Rickenbacker takes you inside the mind of a fighter pilot and in doing so makes you feel as if you are right there with him in battle. This book will keep your attention from beginning to end and is simply hard to put down. From the beginnings of the Hat in the Ring squadron to the final days of the war, Capt. Rickenbacker allows you to fly along with him in a hair raising game of death high over German lines. Not only does he do a wonderful job of explaining the true pressures of flying combat aircraft, but he also allows the reader to peer inside the head of a pilot concerned not only for his own safety, but burdened with the safety of the men under his command. You will not be disappointed.
The only problem I see, and this is a minor one, is with the title. Although the title makes it sound as if Rickenbacker spent most of his time fighting against the famous Flying Circus of the Red Baron this simply isn't the case. He does talk about several deadly battles with the Flying Circus but these are few and far between. Rickenbacker makes no claim of ever personally fighting the Baron himself.
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The Ace of Aces Scores Again!,
This review is from: Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Air Adventure to Come out of World War I (Paperback)
What a great read for anyone who longs to learn about what life was like for the pioneers of military aviation! A must for any book collection about combat aviation. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the aerodrome, the aircraft, the hardware, and was enthralled by his descriptions of air combat. I was stunned to learn how high they operated without oxygen and without heat. They had no idea of the cause and effects of hypoxia back then. This book is rated G and is appropriate for early teens thru adults.
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Life time hero,
This review is from: Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Air Adventure to Come out of World War I (Paperback)
this is the book that started me to think of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker as one of my heros and WWI as one of my favorite time periods in history to study.
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My most memorable morning came on the sixth day of March, 1918. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balloon strafer, first trip over the lines, other enemy machines, flaming bullets, voluntary patrol, enemy balloon, enemy airplanes, air fighters, fighting squadron, fighting planes, bombing machines, official victories, incendiary bullets, thousand feet above ground, combat fighting, second balloon, tracer bullets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reed Chambers, Captain Hall, Jimmy Meissner, Douglas Campbell, Jimmy Hall, New York, Major Lufbery, Frank Luke, Lieutenant Campbell, Quentin Roosevelt, Lieutenant Kurtz, Alan Winslow, Fighting the Flying Circus, Hat-in-the-Ring Squadron, Captain Peterson, Major Hartney, United States, Richthofen Circus, Thorn Taylor, Ham Coolidge, Major Huffer, Red Cross, American Air Service, Argonne Forest, Croix de Guerre New!
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My most memorable morning came on the sixth day of March, 1918. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balloon strafer, first trip over the lines, other enemy machines, flaming bullets, voluntary patrol, enemy balloon, enemy airplanes, air fighters, fighting squadron, fighting planes, bombing machines, official victories, incendiary bullets, thousand feet above ground, combat fighting, second balloon, tracer bullets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reed Chambers, Captain Hall, Jimmy Meissner, Douglas Campbell, Jimmy Hall, New York, Major Lufbery, Frank Luke, Lieutenant Campbell, Quentin Roosevelt, Lieutenant Kurtz, Alan Winslow, Fighting the Flying Circus, Hat-in-the-Ring Squadron, Captain Peterson, Major Hartney, United States, Richthofen Circus, Thorn Taylor, Ham Coolidge, Major Huffer, Red Cross, American Air Service, Argonne Forest, Croix de Guerre New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Rising Sun by Galbraith Douglas on page 113
- Fighting the Flying Circus (The Great Commanders Series) by Edward Rickenbacker in Front Matter
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