War in the sky for the first time in history! The first Military Air Force, the French Lafayette Escadrille accepts Americans to train and serve as Pilots prior to America's entry into World War One.James Norman Hall, one of these young men, experiences an adventure of a lifetime. He describes his trainning ina French flight school, his warm friendships with other trainees, he frightening experiences flying over German enemy lines and his soul searching when commanded to kill.There are 12 Chapters, am Afterward by Major Edmund Gross and "A Spoken Word About High Adventure and James Norman Hall written by Andre Stojka