Letters to Shirley: An Italian and American Aviator in World War I

This newly discovered trove of letters home by Louisiana-born Paul Mimms Potts, Jr., written while he was in Europe during World War I, are naturally full of love and longing. But additionally, this V.M.I-educated young aviator describes in detail his education and development as a flyerNa narrative which parallels the rapidly evolving aviation experiment by the U.S. Air Service.