High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

MP3 Audio CD. Getting An Insight Into The High Adventures Of Aerial Battles With James Norman Hall

A lot has been written about World War 2 and especially about the aerial battles which have been meticulously described countless times. However, little is known about aerial warfare during the First Great war. However, thanks to authors such as James Norman Hall, we get to see how pilots felt during that era. In High Adventure: A narrative of Air Fighting in France, he shares his memories about experiencing the war while fighting for the French forces as a pilot.

Hall entered the war long before his native country did, and he first served as a machine gunner for the British forces. His true nationality was discovered and he was expelled from the forces. However, he did not quit and he soon joined the French forces first as a journalist and then as a pilot in the renowned Lafayette Escadrille.

Hall recounts his days training to be a pilot and the sheer adrenaline and fear that surrounded all aspiring pilots. The book depicts the process by which young men learned to fly on so-called Penguins that had wings much shorter than it was required to take off. Many of them died during the learning process and the author himself describes pilot training as a matter of survival.

The book brilliantly paints the era of the first flights, when the machine you were piloting could have killed you as easily as the enemy. Readers will find themselves empathizing and sharing the sheer joy of leaving the boundaries of Earth and will get a glimpse at how combat really felt in those unstable flying machines.

High Adventure: A narrative of Air Fighting in France is a novel that will keep its readers on the edge of their seats through exciting adventures, while also depicting the war effort and the era as a whole.