The Boy Scout Aviators

On the walk home from a picnic on Wimbledon Common, Harry Fleming and Dick Mercer debate whether Boy Scouts might be better prepared for war than ordinary recruits. Then their scoutmaster warns that Europe is standing on the brink of a volcano.

In England before the First World War, an American boy and his English friend find friendship—and plenty to argue about—in their Scout troop. Harry knows that scouts aren’t soldiers, but discipline, campcraft and courage could matter if a distant crisis engulfs Europe. Dick is sure any war would be over quickly; their scoutmaster, John Grenfel, is far less certain. With Austria and Russia at odds and the future impossible to predict, Harry may have to put his convictions to the test. If war comes, what can two Boy Scouts do?

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