Air Men o' War

"Air Men o' War" by Boyd Cable is a series of made-up stories that show what life was like for airmen in World War I. These men were important because they helped the soldiers fighting on the ground. The book tells us about different pilots and the tasks they had to do, such as flying special missions that involved great courage and working together with others. The author starts with a message about how the air force and the ground troops depend on each other. It begins with with an old man working in a factory building planes. This shows how important the planes were for helping the his sons and other foot soldiers down below. One story talks about a pilot in a plane named "Silver Wings," describing the difficult and risky flights that these pilots went on to support the troops and fight the enemy in the sky.