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Synopsis
American military aviation reached a low point after World War I, lagging behind its European counterparts and facing a peacetime battle for survival. To raise the public profile of aviation, military leaders encouraged their pilots to enter air shows and vie for speed, endurance, and altitude records. As a result, U.S. Army airmen daring accomplished the first flight around the world in 1924, three years before Charles Lindbergh's famous solo flight. In Around the World in 175 Days, Carroll V. Glines recounts this adventure from the golden age of aviation.
About the Author
Carroll V. Glines began flying in 1939, joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, and retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1968. He is currently curator of the Doolittle Military Aviation Library at the University of Texas at Dallas. His previous books include Roscoe Turner: Aviation's Master Showman (1995) and Bernt Balchen: Polar Aviator (1999).