Hoosier Aviator Paul Baer: America’s First Combat Ace (Military)

By: Tony Garel-Frantzen

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Synopsis: Indiana native Paul Baer was an American pilot of many firsts. Born into a modest midwestern family in the late 1800s, Baer grew up short and shy in Fort Wayne. Not short on ambition, he volunteered to join a new breed of combatant: the fighter pilot. Dogfighting in the skies over France during World War I, Baer earned a giant reputation as the first-ever American to shoot down an enemy plane and the first to earn the title of "combat ace" for earning five victories--before being shot down himself. Author Tony Garel-Frantzen celebrates the 100th anniversary of Baer's aerial heroics with rarely seen images, a previously unpublished POW letter from Baer himself and a look at the restless raptor's life of roaming.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781439663776
Related ISBNs:: 9781467138499
Publisher:: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:: 03/14/20
Copyrighted By:: Tony Garel-Frantzen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.