First Flight around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race

In 1924, the U.S. Army sends eight young men on an effort to fly around the globe before any other team. The American fliers contend with violent weather, unreliable navigation, crashes, and cultures unfamiliar to them. Their goal is to claim the race for the first airplane circumnavigation of Earth. The account records the hazards they met during the expedition.