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Praise for Lost Eagles

"The pilot and observer stories selected have not previously seen much exposure. Not only are they interesting, but I found myself relishing getting to the next chapter to find out what Frederick Zinn was doing during the next stage of his life."
---Alan Roesler, founding member, League of World War I Aviation Historians, and former Managing Editor, Over the Front

Praise for Blaine Pardoe's previous military histories (which average 4.5-star customer reviews on Amazon.com):

Terror of the Autumn Skies: The True Story of Frank Luke, America's Rogue Ace of World War I

"This painstaking biography of World War I ace Frank Luke will earn Pardoe kudos . . . Pardoe has flown a very straight course in researching and recounting Luke's myth-ridden life. . . . Thorough annotation makes the book that much more valuable to WWI aviation scholars as well as for more casual air-combat buffs."
---Booklist

The Cruise of the Sea Eagle: The Amazing True Story of Imperial Germany's Gentleman Pirate

"This is a gem of a story, well told, and nicely laid out with photos, maps, and charts that cleverly illuminate the lost era of ‘gentlemen pirates' at sea . . . [German commerce raider Felix von Luckner's] legend lives on in this lively and readable biography."
---Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. Navy, Naval History

Few people have ever heard of Frederick Zinn, yet even today airmen's families are touched by this man and the work he performed in both world wars. Zinn created the techniques still in use to determine the final fate of airmen missing in action. The last line of the Air Force Creed reads, "We will leave no airman behind." Zinn made that promise possible.

Blaine Pardoe weaves together the complex story of a man who brought peace and closure to countless families who lost airmen during both world wars. His lasting contribution to warfare was a combination of his methodology for locating the remains of missing pilots (known as the Zinn system) and his innovation of imprinting all aircraft parts with the same serial number so that if a wreck was located, the crewman could be identified. The tradition he established for seeking and recovering airmen is carried on to this day.

Blaine Pardoe is an accomplished author who has published dozens of military fiction novels and other books, including the widely acclaimed Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace; Terror of the Autumn Skies: The True Story of Frank Luke, America's Rogue Ace of World War I; and The Cruise of the Sea Eagle: The Amazing True Story of Imperial Germany's Gentleman Pirate.

Jacket photo: Frederick Zinn's Sopwith aircraft, which crashed during World War I. National Museum of the United States Air Force Archives. 

Table of Contents

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page and Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Prologue
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. Kenyon Roper
  2. pp. 7-15
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  1. Chapter 1: The Zinns of Galesburg . . .
  2. pp. 16-23
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  1. Alvin Treadwell
  2. pp. 24-27
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  1. Chapter 2: Number 5626
  2. pp. 28-36
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  1. Cyrus Gatton
  2. pp. 37-42
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  1. Chapter 3: Zinn of the Foreign Legion
  2. pp. 43-61
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  1. Roswell Fuller
  2. pp. 62-65
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  1. Chapter 4: Zinn of the French Air Service
  2. pp. 66-86
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  1. Lester Harter
  2. pp. 87-90
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  1. Chapter 5: Zinn of the U.S. Army Air Service
  2. pp. 91-104
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  1. Phillip E. Hassinger
  2. pp. 105-108
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  1. Chapter 6: Zinn the Searcher
  2. pp. 109-124
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  1. Lyman Case
  2. pp. 125-128
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  1. Chapter 7: Citizen Zinn
  2. pp. 129-136
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  1. Victor Chapman
  2. pp. 137-141
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  1. Chapter 8: Zinn the Patriot
  2. pp. 142-151
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  1. Raymond Parker
  2. pp. 152-154
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  1. Chapter 9: Zinn the Spy
  2. pp. 155-170
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  1. William Hester
  2. pp. 171-173
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  1. Chapter 10: Zinn the Veteran
  2. pp. 174-178
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  1. Emile Jack Selig Jr.
  2. pp. 179-183
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  1. Chapter 11: Zinn the Politician
  2. pp. 184-189
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  1. John F. Merrill
  2. pp. 190-192
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  1. Chapter 12: Zinn into the Twilight
  2. pp. 193-198
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  1. Howard I. Kinne and John N. McElroy
  2. pp. 199-202
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  1. Final Fates
  2. pp. 203-211
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  1. The Zinn Records
  2. pp. 213-215
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 217-235
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  1. Sources
  2. pp. 237-245
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. 247-248
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 249-256
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