Heaven High Hell Deep: American Aviators in World War One

by Norman Archibald, Allen Palmer (Illustrations)

Heaven High, Hell Deep, 1917-1918, first published in 1935, is author Norman Archibald's account of his experiences as an aviator in World War One. Archibald (1894-1975) joined the fledgling U.S. Army Air Service in the spring of 1917, underwent flight training in the U.S. and France, and began his hazardous patrol and combat duty in the skies against the Germans. Unfortunately, after several months at the front, Archibald's plane was hit by shrapnel and he was forced to crash-land behind enemy lines. His story continues with his imprisonment and deprivations as a prisoner-of-war until the war's end and his journey to freedom in Switzerland and France.

356 pages, Paperback

Published February 2, 2016

About the author

Norman Archibald was a long time resident of Seattle, Washington. He died on September 21, 1975, at the age of eighty-one and left no immediate family.

Mr. Archibald was a pilot and authored a book entitled "Heaven High-Hell Deep", which was published in 1935 by William Heinemann Ltd. and covered his experiences as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. He served at the Front with the 95th Aero Squadron and had been shot down in combat and held as a POW until the Armistice. His book was of such historic interest that it was reprinted in Wings of War published by Time-Life Books.