Edward J Erickson is a retired Professor of Military History at the Marine Corps University, USA, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.Elise B. Eaton is a retired administrator from the City of Burlington in Vermont, USA, and is the granddaughter of Warren E. Eaton.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Fighter Pilot, Commercial Aviator, and Soaring ChampionChapter 1: Army Pilot in TrainingChapter 2: Fighter Pilot: Learning the TradeChapter 3: Dogfighting with the BocheChapter 4: A Decorated Veteran Comes HomeChapter 5: Eaton and the Rise of Commercial AviationChapter 6: Siting America's Soaring Capital at Harris HillChapter 7: Establishing the Soaring Society of AmericaChapter 8: Hawley Bowlus and Eaton's FalconChapter 9: Nazis, Gliders, and National DefenseChapter 10: The Tragic Flight over Biscayne BayChapter 11: Vieve Carries on Warren E. Eaton's WorkConclusion: These Things EndureAppendix A: Types of Aircraft Flown by Warren E. EatonAppendix B: Report of Soaring Activities for the FACBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

Edward J Erickson is a retired Professor of Military History at the Marine Corps University, USA, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.Elise B. Eaton is a retired administrator from the City of Burlington in Vermont, USA, and is the granddaughter of Warren E. Eaton.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Fighter Pilot, Commercial Aviator, and Soaring ChampionChapter 1: Army Pilot in TrainingChapter 2: Fighter Pilot: Learning the TradeChapter 3: Dogfighting with the BocheChapter 4: A Decorated Veteran Comes HomeChapter 5: Eaton and the Rise of Commercial AviationChapter 6: Siting America's Soaring Capital at Harris HillChapter 7: Establishing the Soaring Society of AmericaChapter 8: Hawley Bowlus and Eaton's FalconChapter 9: Nazis, Gliders, and National DefenseChapter 10: The Tragic Flight over Biscayne BayChapter 11: Vieve Carries on Warren E. Eaton's WorkConclusion: These Things EndureAppendix A: Types of Aircraft Flown by Warren E. EatonAppendix B: Report of Soaring Activities for the FACBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

Edward J Erickson is a retired Professor of Military History at the Marine Corps University, USA, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.Elise B. Eaton is a retired administrator from the City of Burlington in Vermont, USA, and is the granddaughter of Warren E. Eaton.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Fighter Pilot, Commercial Aviator, and Soaring ChampionChapter 1: Army Pilot in TrainingChapter 2: Fighter Pilot: Learning the TradeChapter 3: Dogfighting with the BocheChapter 4: A Decorated Veteran Comes HomeChapter 5: Eaton and the Rise of Commercial AviationChapter 6: Siting America's Soaring Capital at Harris HillChapter 7: Establishing the Soaring Society of AmericaChapter 8: Hawley Bowlus and Eaton's FalconChapter 9: Nazis, Gliders, and National DefenseChapter 10: The Tragic Flight over Biscayne BayChapter 11: Vieve Carries on Warren E. Eaton's WorkConclusion: These Things EndureAppendix A: Types of Aircraft Flown by Warren E. EatonAppendix B: Report of Soaring Activities for the FACBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors