CONTENTS

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I. BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION 11
II. THE BIRTH OF THE AIRSHIP 14
III. THE PIONEER WORK OF M. SANTOS DUMONT 18
IV. FURTHER LINES OF PROGRESS 22
V. THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE AEROPLANE 30
VI. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND CERTAIN ENEMY MACHINES 37
VII. THE ZEPPELIN AND OTHER MODERN AIRSHIPS 44
VIII. CONTROLLING AN AEROPLANE 53
IX. FLIGHT-COMMANDER WILLIAM LEAFE ROBINSON, V.C. 61
X. LIEUT. F. SOWREY, D.S.O., AND LIEUT. A. BRANDON, D.S.O. 75
XI. THE CAPTIVE ZEPPELIN 89
XII. LIEUT. W. L. TEMPEST, D.S.O. 94
XIII. LIEUT. WARNEFORD, V.C. 104
XIV. THE NEW ARM IN WARFARE 108
XV. FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY 117
XVI. AIR SUPREMACY 123
XVII. FLIGHT-COMMANDER ALBERT BALL, D.S.O., M.C. 127
XVIII. LIEUT. ALLAN BOTT, M.C. 130
XIX. FLIGHT-LIEUT. GUYNEMER 134
XX. LIEUT. STEWART GORDON RIDLEY 137
XXI. SOUS-LIEUT. LOUIS NOËL 142
XXII. FLIGHT-LIEUT. HAROLD ROSHER, R.N.A.S. 147
XXIII. AN OBSERVER IN THE R.N.A.S. 152
XXIV. HEROES OF THE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE 157
XXV. TOLD BY THE ADMIRALTY 162
XXVI. HEROES OF FRANCE 168
XXVII. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 191
XXVIII. FRENCH APPRECIATION 202
XXIX. THE EYES OF OUR ARMIES IN THE FIELD 207
XXX. RUSSIAN PRAISE AND RUSSIAN ACHIEVEMENTS 213
XXXI. ITALY’S PART 219
XXXII. ENEMY ACTIVITY 224
XXXIII. A GENERAL VIEW 231
XXXIV. THE HEROIC DEAD 253
XXXV. CONCLUSION 265