Troopers of the Sky (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798899227455)

In the summer of 1917, the skies over France were a brilliant, deceptive blue. For a young, uncertain pilot known simply as "Boy," arriving at the front lines felt like entering a storybook but that illusion of peace shattered the moment he stepped into the cockpit of a Sopwith Pup and joined the legendary Sixty-Six Squadron. Troopers of the Sky is a firsthand journey into the heart of the Great War's aerial combat. From the high-stake "dogfights" over the brown scars of Ypres to the treacherous snow-capped peaks of the Italian Alps, Boy must navigate a world where the difference between a hero and "cold meat" is measured in split-second turns and the heat of a Vickers gun.

Based on the authentic, personal accounts of Harold K. Boysen, this is more than a history of WWI - it is a story of innocence lost at 17,000 feet and the unbreakable bonds forged in the face of the impossible. Strap into the cockpit. Join the squadron and discover what it truly means to be a Trooper of the Sky.