CSPAN3 History Bookshelf October 10, 2015
Mr. Wortman is an awardwinning journalist and the former editor at yale alumni magazine. His book the millionaires unit is about a generation of privileged young men prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in france. Driven by the belief their membership in the american elite required certain sacrifice, they led the way before america declared formally to join the war. The bulk of this group, the Yale Aero Club, became the first squadron in the u. S. Navy air reserve. The press dubbed them the millionaires unit. Without further ado please join me in welcoming mr. Marc wortman. [applause...