The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockerfeller, the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards, they were prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in France. Driven by the belief that their membership in the American elite required certain sacrifice, schooled in heroism and the nature of leadership, they ...
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The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockerfeller, the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards, they were prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in France. Driven by the belief that their membership in the American elite required certain sacrifice, schooled in heroism and the nature of leadership, they determined to be first into the conflict, leading the way ahead of America's declaration that it would join the war. At the heart of the group was the Yale flying club, six of whom are the heroes of this book. They would share rivalries over girlfriends, jealousies over membership in Skull and Bones, and fierce ambition to be the most daring young man over the battlefields of France, where the casualties among flyers were chillingly high.
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Add this copy of The Millionaires' Unit to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Texas Star Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fort Worth, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Public Affairs.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Subtitled 'The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power'. 313 pp. Bright, crisp, tight and clean with light rubbing on forward page edge. Dust jacket has price intact and is bright and crisp with very light edge wear.
Add this copy of Millionaires' Unit, the to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Austin Book Shop LLC rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Richmond Hill, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Public Affairs.
