“A Test of Wings grips the reader with a great story of war and love… McNamara has produced a wonderful work of historical fiction…entertaining and illuminating.”

—Lieutenant Colonel John J. Abbatiello,                     U.S. Air Force, United States Naval Institute

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About the Book

For U-boat hunters, shocking sounds from the deep . . . .

It is World War I, a time of unparalleled trial for men and their machines. The U.S. Navy is scrambling to bring its fledgling air power to sea war. The U-boat onslaught must be stopped. Naval aircraft join destroyers, sub chasers and Allied submarines to protect convoys. As submarines and aircraft test one another in battle for the first time, bizarre situations are found on all sides. Navy pilot Aidan O’Neill just wants a chance to fly against the enemy; he’s not looking for qualms over a German submarine’s ghostly crew. U-boat crewman Adelbert Myrich is haunted by claustrophobia; and there he is, entombed in a doomed submarine. Ted Desmond would never lend a hand to the hated British—so why put life and limb on the line to rescue one of them? And Charlie Livingstone, that ever-cautious and capable aviator, throws all of it aside in a ferocious fight to save his men and his ditched flying boat.

And all the while, in the background of this War to End All Wars, are the three unique love affairs—three young couples convinced that their lifetime promises will survive whatever obstacles war might place in their paths.