Arrowsmith: So Smart in Their Fine Uniforms #[nn]

This volume collects the first story arc of the alternate-history fantasy series Arrowsmith, set during World War I in a world where magic and mythical creatures are real. It follows young American pilot Fletcher Arrowsmith as he joins the Lafayette Escadrille and becomes entangled in the brutal aerial warfare of the Great War, under the tutelage of the enigmatic Magister Boisrond. Written by Kurt Busiek with art by Carlos Pacheco, the book explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the loss of innocence against a backdrop of dragons, spells, and trench warfare.