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Millionaires' Unit : The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Airpower by Marc Wortman (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPublic Affairs
ISBN-101586483285
ISBN-139781586483289
eBay Product ID (ePID)50226056
Product Key Features
Book TitleMillionaires' Unit : The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Airpower
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / United States, Military / World War I
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMarc Wortman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-280329
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.44/973
SynopsisThe true story of how a group of wealthy, privileged young men answered their country's call in World War I by taking to the air as the first-ever United States Air Force, and how they laid the ground for the modern air force., The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockefeller, the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards, they were prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in France. Driven by the belief that their membership in the American elite required certain sacrifice, schooled in heroism and the nature of leadership, they determined to be first into the conflict, leading the way ahead of America's declaration that it would join the war. At the heart of the group was the Yale flying club, six of whom are the heroes of this book. They would share rivalries over girlfriends, jealousies over membership in Skull and Bones, and fierce ambition to be the most daring young man over the battlefields of France, where the casualties among flyers were chillingly high. One of the six would go on to become the principal architect of the American Air Force's first strategic bomber force. Others would bring home decorations and tales of high life experiences in Paris. Some would not return, having made the greatest sacrifice of all in perhaps the last noble war. For readers of Flyboys , The Greatest Generation , or Flags Of Our Fathers , this patriotic, romantic, absorbing book is narrative military history of the best kind., The never-before-told true story of six friends, young men of privilege, who risked it all when history called them to fight for the allies in World War I, The true story is revealed of how a group of wealthy, privileged young men answered their country's call in World War I by taking to the air as the first-ever United States Air Force, and how they laid the ground for the modern Air Force.
LC Classification NumberD606.W67 2006
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- Jul 31, 2018
These young men were more then just millionaires they were certainly Patriots that risk their lives on a daily basis
This is required reading for anyone Desiring to understand aviation history in our country the USAVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 27, 2016
Millionaire Unit
Very interesting what some people will do for their country that don't have toVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
