Guynemer was a pilot during WWI. He didn't make it through the war, so it was up to someone who knew him to tell his story. Georges fought hard to do his duty to his country. He was rejected multiple times for service for being too frail, but he persevered and became an icon to his fellow countrymen.
A lot of the content here is taken from Guynemer's journal. He describes his flights in very vague details, so it's not very detailed. He was an interesting individual for sure, but I felt like I learned more from his Wikipedia page than I did the book. And I got to see pictures. The postage stamp was especially intriguing.
Overall, this one wasn't as interesting as I'd hoped. Maybe if Guynemer had made it through the war and been able to tell the story his own way, I'd have a different opinion. The problem is, the man was too humble to seek out the attention. I doubt we would've seen it.
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