Description |
xviii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316) and index. |
Contents |
Belle epoque -- Eruption -- La Legion -- Chemin des Dames -- Sans peur sans pitie -- Escadrille Americaine -- Champagne -- Verdun -- Knights of the air -- Rendezvous -- Hat in the Ring -- Epilogue. |
Summary |
Before America joined World War I, a small group of Americans volunteered for the French Foreign Legion to help defeat the Central Powers. Historian David Hanna profiles seven of these volunteers: a poet, an artist, a boxer, a stunt pilot, a college student, a veteran of the Spanish American War, and an advertising executive. All seven men were united in courage; and some, like poet Alan Seeger, paid the ultimate sacrifice. -- Amazon.com |
Subject |
France. Armée de terre. Légion étrangère -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.
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Subject(S) |
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography.
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Americans -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Biographies.
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ISBN |
9781621573968 |
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1621573966 |
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