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Spa124 Lafayette Escadrille

By Jon Guttman

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Spa124 Lafayette Escadrille

By Jon Guttman

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This book tells the story of one of World War I's most famous squadrons, Spa. 124 - the only French squadron made up entirely of American volunteers (save for the commander and executive officer.) Organised in April 1916, the group was successively dubbed the Escadrille Americaine, Escadrille des Volontaires and finally the Escadrille Lafayette. Its achievements were modest, but it included several colourful characters who captured the public imagination and played a major role in gaining American sympathy for the Allied cause. When the United States finally entered the war, many Lafayette veterans helped prepare US Army Air Service and Navy pilots for combat, although a few chose to stay on with the French.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2004-09-01
Publication Date:
2004-07-25
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1841767522
ISBN13:
9781841767529
Weight:
404 g
Height:
183 cm
Width:
249 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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