As part of the larger Commemoration of the 100th Centennial of WWI, the historical publications listed below provide historical information written by Air Force historians about the US Army Air Service participation in WWI, when the United States entered the war in April 1917 and the Army Air Service was still in its infancy.
Case Studies in Strategic Bombardment
Case Studies In the Achievement of Air Superiority
Ideas and Weapons
Like a Thunderbolt: the Lafayette Escadrille and the Advent of American Pursuit in WWI
Training to Fly: Military Flight Training, 1907-1945
US Air Service in WWI: Vol 1
US Air Service in WWI: Vol 2
US Air Service in WWI: Vol 3
US Air Service in WWI: Vol 4
Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the USAF vol. 1, 1907
WWI Medal of Honor
2nd Lt. Edwin R. Bleckley
2nd Lt. Harold E. Goettler
2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr.
Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker
AFHRA
WWI Diary of Col Frank Lahm
NMUSAF
WWI Centenary page
Early Years Gallery
WWI Aviation History Timeline
The Lafayette Escadrille