_Tales of Valor in Battles of the Clouds_
_Told by the Fliers Themselves--and Eye-Witnesses_
These are, indeed, days of the new knighthood. No knights of old
ever rode into the tournament with truer chivalry than the modern
knights of the air. Thousands of tales could be told of them--for
each flight is another Great Adventure. The gallant Italians in
their flights over the Alps have surpassed the bravery of the old
Romans. Among them are such men as D'Annunzio, the Italian poet.
The Americans, British, Russians--throughout the armies of the
Allies, these knights of the airships have met the knights of
Germany and Austria in death-struggles in the clouds. It is not
possible here to call the "roll of honor" of Guynemer, Nungesser,
Navarre, Chaput, Chainat, Dorme, Lenoir, Rochefort Heurteaux--and a
host of others. Only a few stories can be told of the chivalry of
the Frenchmen to symbolize the staunch hearts of all the men who
battle in the clouds.