The narrator and his squadron are ground down by ground attack operations against the German army, as the Allied Armies fight for their lives, while faster scouts (fighters) such as the S.E.5 and the Bristol Fighter dogfight with German fighters.
As the Allied Armies endure a grueling campaign of ground attacks, the narrator's squadron is severely tested. Concurrently, swift reconnaissance planes like the S.E.5 and Bristol Fighter engage in high-stakes dogfights with their German opponents.