Project Gutenberg 2013-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 215 Pulitzer, Ralph 1879 1939 16001862 Over the Front in an Aeroplane, and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches E-text prepared by Quentin Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches" by Ralph Pulitzer is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically during World War I. The book provides an intimate glimpse into the experiences and observations of the author as he navigates the front lines of the war, offering detailed descriptions of air travel over battle zones and the conditions within the trenches. Pulitzer’s unique perspective as a civilian who managed to fly in a military aeroplane gives readers an unfiltered view of the war's reality, depicting the soldiers' bravery and the stark scenery of combat. At the start of this compelling narrative, the author recounts his extraordinary flight from Paris to the French front, detailing the preparations and the sensations of flying over the war-torn landscape. Pulitzer describes the breathtaking views of the countryside and the anticipation leading up to the experience, emphasizing his initial awe but quickly transitioning to the sobering reality of the conflict below. His observations become vivid as he notes the confusion of trenches and roads, the silence of a peaceful battlefield, and the insights shared with military personnel during his venture. This opening sets the tone for a journey filled with significant reflections on the war, positioning the author as an explorer of both the physical space above the front lines and the human experiences that define it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43649/43649-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 237233 2025-10-17T14:00:34.167548 text/html 215911 2024-10-23T18:22:41 text/html 954368 2025-10-17T14:00:38.629555 application/epub+zip 955745 2025-10-17T14:00:35.179534 application/epub+zip 144800 2025-10-17T14:00:34.657551 application/epub+zip 1023940 2025-10-17T14:00:41.405545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1000883 2025-10-17T14:00:38.081524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192547 2022-09-19T21:07:21.638952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200130 2025-10-17T14:00:33.529568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179988 2024-10-23T18:22:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16925 2025-10-17T14:00:41.553505 application/rdf+xml 13655 2025-10-17T14:00:34.736527 image/jpeg 1955 2025-10-17T14:00:34.697533 image/jpeg 888258 2025-10-17T14:00:34.228550 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 en.wikipedia