Summary of Neal Bascomb's The Escape Artists

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 On August 7, 1916, the youngest pilot in his squadron, Cecil Blain, took off from Fienvillers. He flew his Sopwith 1½ Strutter biplane eastward, and soon left behind the tented camp and the orchard next to the aerodrome. #2 The British and French began a massive offensive on the upper reaches of the river Somme on July 1, 1916. The offensive took a bite out of the German lines, but at the cost of almost twenty