Project Gutenberg 2008-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 125 Hall, James Norman 1887 1951 High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Kevin Handy, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France" by James Norman Hall is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the experiences of American pilots during World War I, specifically those training with the French aviation service. The book delves into themes of adventure, camaraderie, and the stark realities of war as it unfolds in the skies over France. The opening of the book introduces the author’s initial meeting with Drew, a fellow American, during their shared journey to enlist in the Escadrille Américaine. Both men are depicted as novices, eager to embrace the thrill and romance of flight despite their lack of experience and knowledge. Over dinner in a Parisian restaurant, they bond over their ambitions and fears, which sets the tone for their subsequent training at the École d'Aviation Militaire. As they embark on their aviation careers, readers gain insight into the preparations, challenges, and camaraderie of the Franco-American Corps as they prepare to face the perils of aerial combat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Aeronautics, Military Hall, James Norman, 1887-1951 Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, French France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette -- Biography Fighter pilots -- France -- Biography DC TL U Text World War I Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 320720 320713 2024-10-10T13:20:54.204746 2023-09-11T05:27:55.263619 text/html text/html 327140 2021-01-03T07:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 226863 2021-01-03T07:46:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322104 2024-10-10T13:21:03.714701 application/epub+zip 324126 2024-10-10T13:20:58.443698 application/epub+zip 196512 2024-10-10T13:20:56.883702 application/epub+zip 574870 2024-10-10T13:21:07.591148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538869 2024-10-10T13:21:02.582703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308746 2022-09-11T10:45:54.292076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288578 288481 2024-10-10T13:20:53.470736 2023-09-11T05:27:54.699636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 288234 2021-01-03T07:46:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112672 2021-01-03T07:46:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288228 2021-01-03T07:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112511 2021-01-03T07:46:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23747 2024-10-10T13:21:07.747194 application/rdf+xml 20544 2024-10-10T13:20:57.454727 image/jpeg 4503 2024-10-10T13:20:57.166696 image/jpeg 307970 2024-10-10T13:20:54.242762 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia