The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille
Publisher: Tales End Press
Published: 2012-08-04
Language: eng
Format: eBook (EPUB)
ISBN-13: 9781623580094
Table of contents: title: I: Origin of the Escadrille – The Foreign Legion – How the idea of creating an American Escadrille arose; title: II: Luxeuil – Captain Happe – Alsace – First flights – First successes; title: III: Verdun – A Great Battle at its height – Chapman – The Escadrille distinguishes itself; title: IV: Paris – Life on leave – Return to Luxeuil – Kiffin Rockwell – Norman Prince; title: V: The Somme – Cachy Wood – Amiens – Winter; title: VI: Spring and renewed activity – General advance – Losses – Ham – Chaudun – Battle of the Aisne; title: VII: Battle of Flanders – Return to Verdun – Lufbery – Beauties of life in the air; title: VIII: Return to Chaudun – Trip to Champagne – Transfer of the Escadrille to the American Army – Farewell; title: Appendix