Bill Lambert - World War I Flying Ace

World War I fighter pilot William C. Lambert of Ironton, Ohio, flew for the British Royal Air Force in 1918. When he left the Western Front in August, he had 22 victories--then the most achieved by any American pilot. (By the time of the Armistice in November, his total was surpassed by Eddie Rickenbacker, the former race car driver from Columbus, Ohio, with 26 victories.) Lambert survived the war and lived into his eighties, unwilling until late in life to seek public acclaim for his war record. This book examines his life and the wartime experiences that defined it.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Preface

Introduction

One-The Birth of Aviation and the Road to War

Two-From Ironton to Canada

Three-Training

Four-Entering the Air War

Five-Spring 1918

Six-Summer: June 1918

Seven-Moving into Autumn: July 1918

Eight-Leave and Return

Nine-Return to the War

Ten-Leaving the War

Eleven-Barnstorming Days

Twelve-Life Between the Wars

Thirteen-Lambert in World War II and Afterward

Fourteen-Lambert and Friends: The Book Gets Published

Fifteen-Lambert as Artist

Sixteen-The Lambert They Knew

Seventeen-The Rediscovered Ace

Eighteen-The Final Years

Epilogue

Appendix: The Numbers Game

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Samuel J. Wilson is a professor of history at the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande, Ohio.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel J. Wilson
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2016
• EAN: 9781476664675
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6467-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, First World War, 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Air forces & warfare, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Air forces and warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, military aviation