Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air

by Henry Bordeaux

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[Introduction]

[Prologue]

[CANTO I: CHILDHOOD]

• [The Guynemers]
• [Home and College]
• [The Departure]

[CANTO II: LAUNCHED INTO SPACE]

• [The First Victory]
• [ From the Aisne to Verdun]
• ["La Terre a vu jadis errer des Paladins"]
• [ On the Somme (June, 1916, to February, 1917)]

[CANTO III: AT THE ZENITH]

• [On the 25th of May, 1917]
• [ A Visit to Guynemer]
• [Guynemer in Camp]
• [ Guynemer at Home]
• [ The Magic Machine]

[CANTO IV: THE ASCENSION]

• [The Battle of Flanders]
• [Omens]
• [The Last Flight]
• [The Vigil]
• [The Legend]
• [In the Panthéon]

[Envoi]

[Appendix: Genealogy of Georges Guynemer]

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