One hundred years ago, invention, adventure, honor and duty were the soul of the aviator.. Mankind looked at them with wonder, suspicion, fear, and faith. From this intersection in time, a new modern folklore emerged.The Astonished Earth is a revealing, breathtaking journey into the untold story of the legends of early aviation. Fokker, Garros, Strange, Immelmann, Boelcke, Hawker, and Richthofen. Icons all. Legends rise.