Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Air Adventure to Come Out of World War I, Paperback/Eddie V. Rickenbacker

In Fighting the Flying Circus , Captain Rickenbacker recounts his combat missions against the Germans in the skies over Europe during WWI. About the Author: Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker was the most successful fighter ace in World War I, with 26 aerial victories to his name. A Medal of Honor recipient, he was a government consultant in military matters after the war, and the longtime head of Eastern Air Lines. He died in 1973.