{"product_id":"9781944961565","title":"The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume !: The Final Report and a Tactical History","description":"When hostilities ceased on\u003cbr\u003eNovember 11, 1918, there were actually assigned to armies\u003cbr\u003e45 American squadrons and 767 pilots, 481 observers,\u003cbr\u003e23 aerial gunners, and the complement of soldiers.\u003cbr\u003eThese squadrons were equipped with 740 airplanes,\u003cbr\u003ewith armament of the latest type, arid the flying personnel,\u003cbr\u003etrained in Air Service schools was second to none in the world for aggressiveness and skill. Twelve oi these squadrons were equipped with American built airplanes and Liberty engines. This engine in actual service fulfilled the highest hope of it which had been entertained in the United States.\u003cbr\u003eOn the Marne, at St. Mihiel,\u003cbr\u003eand in the Argonne air forces were pitted against the best which Germany ,could produce, and the results show that the enemy more than met his match. Our pilots shot down 781 enemy airplanes which were officially confirmed,\u003cbr\u003eand many others, too far behind the lines to be confirmed by our own witnesses,\u003cbr\u003ebut which were nevertheless undoubtedly destroyed. They also destroyed 73 (confirmed)\u003cbr\u003eenemy balloon. Our total losses in air battles were 289\u003cbr\u003eairplanes and 48 balloons brought down by the enemy.","brand":"St. John's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063978410224,"sku":"9781944961565","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944961565_p0.jpg?v=1763796441","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944961565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}