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On a Wing and a Prayer

The Untold Story of the First Heroes of the Air

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On a Wing and a Prayer

Written by: Joshua Levine
Narrated by: Joshua Levine
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Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering airmen of the First World War took. On a Wing and a Prayer is a narrative history that conveys the perils of those early days, the thrills of learning to fly, and the horrors of war in the air at a time when pilots carried little defensive armament and no parachutes.

In 1914 aircrafts were a questionable technology, used for only basic reconnaissance. But by 1918, hastened by the terrible war, aircraft were understood to be the future of modern warfare. The war changed flying forever.

The stories are presented to the reader in a frank and open way, revealing the feelings of the men who defended the trenches from above and witnessed the war from a completely different perspective.

©2008 Joshua Levine (P)2008 WF Howes Ltd
Armed Forces World World War I

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