""Yippee! We're going back to World War One!" said nobody ever -- except maybe the Hangman. When the Great War began in 1914, America had plans to stay out of it. But some young men were so eager to fight, they joined the French Foreign Legion. From deep in the mud and blood of the Western Front, these young volunteers looked to the sky and saw the future -- the airplane. The first American pilots to fight in World War One flew for the French military....

"Board book celebrating air force pilots and the US military while teaching about their basic jobs and uniforms, etc"-- "Celebrate the United States' Air Force and all that our pilots and service men and women do to keep our country safe in this reverent and educational board book series"--Back cover.