With his stirring, rapturous first novel--originally published in 1956 --James Salter established himself as the most electrifying prose stylist since hemingway. Four decades later, it is clear that he also fashioned the...With his stirring, rapturous first novel--originally published in 1956 --James Salter established himself as the most electrifying prose stylist since hemingway. Four decades later, it is clear that he also fashioned the most enduring fiction ever about aerial warfare.