Saga of the Air Mail

by Carroll V. Glines

The story of the development of the air mail begins far before the invention of the airplane. It begins with the pigeon post used by armies many years before the birth of Christ. This book tells the story of the airmail in detail. It is a story of courage, persistence, and ingenuity. It is told as a tribute to the air mail pioneers who gave the world a new industry and proved that flying could be made safe, dependable and profitable.

180 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1980

About the author

Carroll Vane Glines, who retired from the United States Air Force as a colonel after twenty-seven years of service, is historian for the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders and curator of the Doolittle Library at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has been published in a number of publications and written and co-authored numerous books on military and aviation history.