Totally agree with Eyes Front. Wind in the Wires was my first "air force" book and I read it till I remembered it almost word for word. Some years later I was given Sagitarius Rising and found that Cecil Lewis was on 56 Sqn when it went to France in 1917, and Duncan G- M of Wind in the Wires joined 56 Sqn towards the end of the war after escaping from captivity. Two views of the same RFC/RAF sqn which I found facinating. Some years later I worked with 56 Sqn in Cyprus and was able to see some of the stuff in their museum and scrap books which were mentioned in the books. Almost puts you in the seat of your SE5A, which I have to say is still my favorate military a/c of all time.
I "blame" both these books for getting me into the Air training Corps, which in turn got me into the RAF back in 68. I lost Wind in the Wires some years ago, but Sagitarius Rising is still in the bookcase, and still read from time to time.