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Author Hanna, David, 1967- author.

Title Rendezvous with death : the Americans who joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to fight for France and for civilization / David Hanna.

Publisher Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, 2016.

ISBN 9781621573968
1621573966



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 King Road Adult  940.412 Han    AVAILABLE  ---
 Main Adult  940.412 Han    AVAILABLE  ---

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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.
Subject(S) World War, 1914-1918 -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography.
Americans -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Biographies.
ISBN 9781621573968
1621573966