Fighting the Flying Circus

Description

Fighting the Flying Circus is the personal account of Eddie Rickenbacker, an American pilot who is considered to have been the most successful one in the American air forces. In this wartime journal, the former pilot details his missions, his mistakes, his development as a pilot and the race for wins that probably made him the most recognized American Ace of the Great War.

Eddie Rickenbacker is the top surviving ace of the First World War. He has 26 confirmed aerial victories which he somehow managed while piloting older plane models than the Germans had. He has been the leader of the Aero Squadron that has not only made a name of itself in the war, but it has also managed to obtain important victories on the Western Front.

The name of the novel comes from the infamous Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte or German Air Force that was dubbed The Flying Circus. The fierce and skilled talented German pilots were led by the most famous pilot of the entire war, the Red Baron. Eddie Rickenbacker shares his experiences while in battle against these formidable adversaries while also reflecting on how he felt about the war and how he viewed conflicts and wins.

Eddie Rickenbacker modestly writes about his volunteer missions to fly alone above enemy lines, or how he selflessly engaged in battle to secure wins for his team even though he was outnumbered. The former pilot does not share the same views of infantry men, as his missions keep him far above the mud of the trenches that characterized the Great War. Readers will be both entertained and astounded by the courage this man managed to show during his service in what was the first scale conflict to make use of planes beyond the scouting scope.
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