Project Gutenberg 2009-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 181 Clarke, Covington 1892 Venable, Clarke 29013026 Aces Up Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Aces Up" by Covington Clarke is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Tex Yancey, known as "The Flying Fool," and his fellow pilots in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I as they grapple with the challenges of being airmen in a foreign land. The narrative sets up an environment filled with camaraderie, competition, humor, and the underlying tension of war, as the squadron awaits their aircraft while forging their identity among diverse backgrounds. The opening of the book introduces Tex Yancey as he makes a late entrance into the mess hall of his squadron, teasing fellow pilots about a new instructor coming to teach them how to fly. The group is restless and frustrated, eager for action but faced with more training instead. Amid their banter, the arrival of Lieutenant McGee is announced, creating a mix of curiosity and skepticism among the squadron members, especially since he bears ties to the British Royal Flying Corps. The dynamics of the squadron’s personalities and tensions are firmly established, setting the stage for McGee’s interaction with the group and the unfolding of the larger narrative themes of service, identity, and the harsh realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 389534 2025-07-12T13:03:17.048384 text/html 402800 2021-01-05T22:42:59 text/html 389678 2025-07-12T13:03:24.930384 application/epub+zip 396336 2025-07-12T13:03:19.252361 application/epub+zip 218456 2025-07-12T13:03:17.830382 application/epub+zip 504705 2025-07-12T13:03:28.802337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493942 2025-07-12T13:03:23.960337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329191 2022-09-14T07:48:08.493919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346018 2025-07-12T13:03:16.227411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345891 2021-01-05T22:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345882 2021-01-05T22:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21466 2025-07-12T13:03:28.941324 application/rdf+xml 9150 2025-07-12T13:03:18.330393 image/jpeg 2587 2025-07-12T13:03:18.080376 image/jpeg 133884 2021-01-05T22:42:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 322320 2021-01-05T22:42:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 133863 2021-01-05T22:42:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 384266 2025-07-12T13:03:17.088408 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog