American Eagles

390 page Illustrated History of the United States Air Service

American Eagles is a rich 390 page history of the United States Air Service, US Naval Aviation, US Marine Aviation during World War I.

American Eagles is packed with many amazing new photos and the story of United States World War I combat aviation – the aviators, their planes, their aerodromes, the stories and what happened to them after the war. The book covers the training in the United States, the Lafayette Escadrille, United States Naval Aviation, United States Marine Aviation and the United States Air Service which eventually became the United States Air Force. It was this time period that saw the first American fighters, bombers and observation planes as well as the maturity of balloon observation.

American Eagles provides back stories, 220 new maps, diagrams, photos, as well as personal interviews of the brave, and sometimes not so brave, American aviators. It also weaves official histories and down to earth technical explanations to make a compelling, well documented and extensively researched page turner.

24 months of intensive research, visits across France and the US, correspondence with French, American, British and German aviation experts as well as trips to the archives have dug up new information, photos and interviews that have not been published before.

American Eagles focuses on famous United States Air Service aviators such as Eddie Rickenbacker, Frank Luke, Quentin Roosevelt and United States Naval Aviator David Ingalls. But it also highlights some who were not quite so famous like Leroy "Crash" Prinz who wrecked more planes than anyone else in United States military history, but went on to help make 200 films in Hollywood and Harold Tittmann who was considered the worst injured American to survive ANY war and who went on to be the only American diplomat at the Vatican during World War II.

American Eagles - Testimonials

"I wanted to tell you what a great job you have done with your book! I have been totally enthralled reading through it!"
Gary Duhaine

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1st Observation Group - 1st aero squadron, 12th aero squadron, 50th aero squadron
1st Pursuit Group - 27th aero squadron, 94th aero squadron, 95th aero squadron, 147th aero squadron, 185th aero squadron
1st Bombardment Group - 96th aero squadron, 11th aero squadron, 20th aero squadron, 166th aero squadron
2nd Pursuit Group - 13th aero squadron, 22nd aero squadron, 49th aero squadron, 139th aero squadron
3rd Pursuit Group - 28th aero squadron, 93rd aero squadron, 103rd aero squadron, 213th aero squadron
4th Pursuit Group - 17th aero squadron, 25th aero squadron, 148th aero squadron, 141st aero squadron
5th Pursuit Group - 41st Aero Squadron, 138th Aero Squadron, 638th Aero Squadron