Air Service Boys Flying for Victory; or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold

Air Service Boys #5

by Charles Amory Beach

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228 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

Charles Amory Beach was a house pseudonym used to publish a number of works for young boys at the beginning of the twentieth century. Works published using this name include: The Air Service Boys Flying for France (1918), The Air Service Boys over the Enemy's Lines (1918), The Air Service Boys in the Big Battle, or, Silencing the Big Guns (1919), The Air Service Boys over the Rhine (1919), The Air Service Boys Flying for Victory (1919) and The Air Service Boys over the Atlantic, or, The Longest Flight on Record (1920).

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Air Service Boys were the heroes of a six-volume series of books for boys that was published 1918-1920. The books were produced by The Stratemeyer Syndicate and were published under the house pseudonym Charles Amory Beach. They're the story of boys fighting in the skies during the First World War, and are quite patriotic in their depiction of allied heroism and Hun barbarism; they were perhaps intended to encourage the readers to enlist when they came of age. They're quite similar to the Army Boys series by Homer Randall that appeared in the same era, except with the newfangled aerial technology. This one is the fifth book of the series, and appeared in 1919. The books didn't portray warfare as too bloody or violent; the killing was at a distance. This one has more of a romance/intrigue plot than actual combat, and ends with the war over and the lads victorious. It's not a particularly well-written book, and the dialog feels unrealistic. I much preferred the juvenile adventures to be of the exploratory variety, rather than to be set in war time.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another of the Air Service Boys series. Tom and jack fighting the front at Ardennes and must rescue a little girl who was kidnapped by her German uncle, Gen von Berthold.

[Robert Masters]

This book focuses on two American pilots named Tom Raymond and Jack Parmly, flying during World War One. Both of the pilots attended the same aviation training school. The pilots find a young girl and face an ethical decision as to if they should find someone to watch over the girl or if they should just ignore her and let her try and defend for herself. The pilots chose the ethically correct decision and with the help of one of their friends, who is a nurse, they are able to give the girl the protection she needs. In this book the author portrays the American pilots as the good guys trying to defeat the German army during World War One. The Americans are shown as compassionate as they are willing to rescue children and to ensure they children will be taken care of. The Germans are shown as evil, willing to do anything in order to win or to make easy money.
This book is the fifth book in the series of six book written by Charles Amory Beach. I am hoping that I will be able to read the other books in this series very soon.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was excited to find a series for young adults focusing on WWI. This was basically a Hardy Boys in the time period. Too sappy for my taste.