Jeff's Reviews > The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight

What an incredible group of men that promoted aviation at a time when it was extraordinary dangerous. Rickenbacker, Doolittle, & Lindbergh. Doolittle I knew from the raid over Tokyo. Lindbergh from the 1st flight from New York to Paris & the kidnapping. Rickenbacker I knew almost nothing of him.

These fellows had so much more going on with them than just the one event. Groom sets up each of their early lives. He shows their introduction to airplanes & that was so different for each. Each was an innovator & quite brilliant. Each served their countries. Each married interesting women. Each overcame incredible setbacks. They all lived well into old age. Heroes, each of them.

The author does a great job weaving the story back and forth. The section on the fame the Lindberghs dealt with was sad & lead to the kidnapping it would seem. Rickenbacker’s story on the sea was heart rending. I enjoyed this quite a bit.