Description: 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.
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EAN: 9781841767529
UPC: 9781841767529
ISBN: 9781841767529
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Book Title: Spa124 Lafayette Escadrille : American Volunteer Airmen in World War 1
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: Europe / France, Military / World War I, Military / Aviation
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Dempsey, Harry, Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
Author: Jon Guttman
Item Length: 9.7 in
Book Series: Aviation Elite Units Ser.
Item Width: 7.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback