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First to Fight : An American Volunteer in the French Foreign Legion and the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I by Steven T. Tom (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811738043
ISBN-139780811738040
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038763042
Product Key Features
Book TitleFirst to Fight : An American Volunteer in the French Foreign Legion and the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMilitary / World War I, World
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorSteven T. Tom
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-953985
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsKiffin Rockwell is deserving of a full length biographical treatment. And Steve Tom has produced just that. His is the most comprehensive account of this dark warrior that has been written, to date. One of America's most formidable sons died fighting for France. Across the Atlantic they honor him. We should honor him. This book honors him.
Dewey Decimal940.4/4944092 B
SynopsisFirst to Fight is a high-octane drama of a remarkable soldier, one of the first American fighter pilots at the dawn of aerial combat, the era of the Red Baron. But more than a story of World War I aviation, it is the story of an idealist who volunteered--long before his country drafted its first soldier--to fight and die in defense of civilization., First to Fight is a high-octane drama of a remarkable soldier, one of the first American fighter pilots at the dawn of aerial combat, the era of the Red Baron., Five weeks after the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914, American Kiffin Rockwell was on a ship for France. The United States would not join the war nearly three years, but Rockwell believed it was time to fight. In France, he joined the elite French Foreign Legion and was soon fighting in the trenches of the Western Front. A combat wound in 1915 rendered him unfit to fight on the ground, so Rockwell volunteered to fight in the air, joining the brand-new Lafayette Escadrille, a storied fighter squadron of volunteer pilots, most of them American, most of them wealthy aristocrats. In May 1916, Rockwell became the first American pilot to shoot down a German plane and soon after was wounded in the skies over Verdun. He flew the Lafayette Escadrille's every mission until his death in aerial combat in September 1916. First to Fight is a high-octane drama of a remarkable soldier and pilot who fought in the trenches and in the skies during World War I. It is the story of one of the first American fighter pilots at the dawn of aerial combat, the era of the Red Baron, with dogfighting biplanes high above the trench lines. But more than a World War I story, more than an aviation story, this is the story of an idealist who volunteered--long before his country drafted its first soldier--to fight, and ultimately die, in defense of civilization., Five days after the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914, American Kiffin Rockwell was on a ship headed for France. The United States would not join the war for nearly three years, but Rockwell believed it was time to fight. He joined the elite French Foreign Legion and was soon fighting in the trenches of the Western Front. A combat wound in 1915 rendered him unfit to fight on the ground, so Rockwell volunteered to fight in the air, becoming a charter member of the soon-to-be legendary Lafayette Escadrille, a fighter squadron of volunteer American pilots. In May 1916, Rockwell became the first pilot to score a victory for the new unit when he shot down a German plane. He was wounded in the skies over Verdun but refused hospitalization, insisting on remaining in the air. He flew more missions with the Lafayette Escadrille than any other pilot until his death in aerial combat in September 1916. First to Fight is a high-octane drama of a remarkable soldier and pilot who fought in the trenches and in the skies during World War I. It is the story of one of the first American fighter pilots at the dawn of aerial combat, the era of the Red Baron, with dogfighting biplanes high above the trench lines. But more than a World War I story, more than an aviation story, this is the story of an idealist who volunteered--long before his country drafted its first soldier--to fight, and ultimately die, in defense of civilization.
LC Classification NumberD603.T66 2019
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