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 Project Gutenberg 2011-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 63 Ward, Kenneth The Boy Volunteers with the French Airmen Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Judith Wirawan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Volunteers with the French Airmen" by Kenneth Ward is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows two American boys, Ralph and Alfred, who, during World War I, find themselves caught in the conflicts of Belgium and France. Inspired by their experiences on the battlefield and the sight of airplanes, they aspire to join the flying corps and partake in aviation adventures amidst the turmoil of war. The opening of the book introduces Ralph and Alfred as they navigate the chaos in Antwerp during the early days of World War I. The boys are drawn to the excitement of war and the world of aviation after witnessing a Zeppelin overhead. They encounter various challenges, like being stranded in a foreign city without money and attempting to reconnect with their families. As they integrate into the army and eventually join the flying corps, they experience heroism and danger firsthand, saving downed aviators while dealing with the realities of war. Their journey encapsulates themes of adventure, bravery, and the longing for purpose amid conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37927/37927-h/images/cover.jpg en War stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Juvenile fiction Airmen -- France -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 258760 258661 2024-09-16T05:44:25.679702 2023-09-16T12:03:44.443176 text/html text/html 257492 2011-11-05T18:52:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 604835 2011-11-05T18:52:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 652226 2024-09-16T05:44:30.408702 application/epub+zip 652758 2024-09-16T05:44:26.381730 application/epub+zip 165138 2024-09-16T05:44:26.012714 application/epub+zip 760069 2024-09-16T05:44:33.630644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722974 2024-09-16T05:44:30.000691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236822 2022-09-17T10:44:28.352452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229354 229249 2024-09-16T05:44:24.907711 2023-09-16T12:03:43.751173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 229264 2011-11-05T18:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81994 2011-11-05T18:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18473 2024-09-16T05:44:33.767656 application/rdf+xml 30967 2024-09-16T05:44:26.102698 image/jpeg 4201 2024-09-16T05:44:26.057682 image/jpeg 624734 2024-09-16T05:44:25.725689 application/octet-stream application/zip