THE STORY OF THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE: AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS IN FRENCH SERVICE IN WWI
Captain Georges Thenault
The Battery Press., 1990. NEW copy. Reprint of the scarce 1921 edition. Stamped decorative covers without dust jacket, as issued. Photographs, roster, 172 pages. With an introduction by Andre Tardieu, High Commissioner of Franco-American Affairs. Translated by Walter Duranty. Capt Thenault was the Escadrille's commander.
"This famous air unit was formed from Americans who had volunteered for duty with the French Foreign Legion at the outbreak of the war. It was composed of many of the most famous airmen and included Chapman, Rockwell, Prince, Campbell & Lufberry. Written the by unit's French commander, it is one of the better accounts."
