Contents |
Three Friends, Vacationing -- Interludes -- The International Car Races at Brescia -- From Icarus to Brescia: D'Annunzio's History of Aviation -- The Rheims Aviation Week -- The Organization of the Brescia Circuito -- The Events of the Air Show: A Chronicle -- A New Sensation: Zodiac III -- The Grand Finale -- Puccini at the Restaurant -- Kafka and the "Air Dogs" -- Max Brod Changes His Mind -- A Dirge for Otto Brod -- D'Annunzio: Poet and Aviator -- Aviators at Brescia: Selective Views -- Louis Bleriot: The Man Who Always Crashes -- Glenn Curtiss: The Boy from Upstate New York -- Faccioli, da Zara, Anzani, Cobianchi: Aspirations, Largely Unfulfilled -- Guido Moncher: The Amateur from the Provinces -- Mario Calderara: A Hero Nobody Wanted. |