THEY FOUGHT FOR THE SKY - The Dramatic Story of the First War in the Air by Reynolds, Quentin - 1957

Toronto: Clarke Irwin and Company, 1957. (xiv) 304 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on blue boards; lettered in white and red on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with some nicks, chips and short tears around the edges; price intact; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Dustjacket painting by John T. McCoy, featuring a dogfight between a Sopwith Camel and a Fokker Triplane. One of the stories here is about how Arthur Roy Brown flew in to help his friend Wop May, who was being attacked by Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, and how Roy Brown shot down the Bloody Red Baron. Included with the book is a nearly full-page newspaper story by Mitch Potter, from the Toronto Star, Saturday, April 21, 2018 - the story of Roy Brown, his life and his battle with von Richthofen. The Contents are: Introduction: Confessions of a Thief; A Weapon Is Born; Machines to Frighten Horses; The Fledgling Few; Mad Days of Trial and Error; The Game Becomes Deadly; Their Finest Hour; They Couldn't Wait; The Great Zeppelin Scare; A Year of Heroes; Bright Wings and Tragic Glory; The Final Rendezvous; The Look of Eagles; and The End of the Beginning; followed by an index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Illus. by John T. McCoy;. 8vo. Book.