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Author : Georges Thenault
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault written by Georges Thenault and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thenault Georges
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781314436228
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (362 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault written by Thenault Georges and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Captain Georges Thenault
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892044
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book The Story Of The Lafayette Escadrille Told By Its Commander written by Captain Georges Thenault and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Aces over the Western Front The Lafayette Escadrille is now a legend of early aeronautics and warfare in the air. Originally titled the Escadrille Americaine, this squadron of the French Air Force of the Great War was formed in 1916 and as it name suggests was piloted mainly by Americans who came to the Western Front to fight the battle of the skies for the Allies out of conviction—in the hope of encouraging the United States to join the fray—or simply in the spirit of adventure. The élan of this crack squadron has survived it and today its Indian chief insignia is instantly recognisable. There have been several books concerning the Lafayette Escadrille, but this one has unimpeachable credentials since its author was none other than the unit’s commander. Few readers interested in the subject of this book will need explanation as to its contents.”-Leonaur Print Version
Author : GEORGES. THENAULT
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ISBN 13 : 9781033149157
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (491 download)
Download or read book STORY OF THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE written by GEORGES. THENAULT and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Georges Thenault
Publisher : Andesite Press
ISBN 13 : 9781296779962
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (799 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault written by Georges Thenault and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Georges Thenault
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265432341
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (323 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille written by Georges Thenault and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille: Told by Its Commander Captain Georges Thenault About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Georges Thenault
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ISBN 13 : 9781296141448
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (414 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Georges Thenault and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Georges Thenault
Publisher : Red and Black Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781610010689
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille written by Georges Thenault and published by Red and Black Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-18 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the United States declared its neutrality. But a handful of American citizens nevertheless went to Europe and volunteered to fight for France against the Germans. Using French aircraft, they formed a squadron that became known as the "Lafayette Escadrille." This is the story of the Lafayette Squadron, as told by its French Commander, Captain Georges Thenault. Illustrated, and with new Introduction.
Author : Georges Thenault
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781295585304
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (853 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille Told by Its Commander, Captain Georges Thenault - Primary Source Edition written by Georges Thenault and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Georges Thenault
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781541388215
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (882 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille: Told by Its Commander written by Georges Thenault and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lafayette Escadrille was an escadrille of the French Air Service, the A�ronautique Militaire, during World War I composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters. It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American and French revolutions.
Author : Georges Thenault
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781507767436
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (674 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille written by Georges Thenault and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a concise but comprehensive history about the Lafayette Escadrille, a celebrated unit of the French airforce that was manned by American volunteers during World War I. From the preface: "You have told this story of heroism with a sincere simplicity which recommends it not only to literary critics but to all young people who take delight in noble deeds. To obtain this result all you needed was to tell what you had done and what you had seen. The first American volunteers of your escadrille began their service in the Foreign Legion. They wished to fight to defend Liberty, which France incarnated and protected. Some months later, as aviation developed, they were able to begin their training as pilots. In April, 1916, the creation of the American escadrille was decided, and from that moment this escadrille took part in every great action. During twenty-one months it was to be seen over every important battlefield. First came Verdun, where you won your earliest glorious laurels with 146 fights and 13 enemy planes defeated. Then the Vosges, and the Somme-a period when the supremacy of allied aviation became manifest, a period of heroic combats, in which the Sioux, which you took as your emblem, won a terrible reputation in the enemy's ranks. It was then that you became the "Lafayette Escadrille." In the United States the exploits of your escadrille had-I could see that for myself-a great moral influence, and the example of your volunteers was an inspiration to many of their countrymen. We never doubted what America's decision would be; but since your pilots were the forerunners theirs will be the glory. The war dragged on and you never rested. . . . After the Somme came the battle of the Aisne, then Flanders, then the return to Verdun where you collaborated in the recapture of the Mort-Homme and the Hill 304. A magnificent citation was the reward of your splendid efforts. I desire to reproduce it here: Escadrille formed of American volunteers come to fight for France in the purest spirit of sacrifice, carried on without truce under the command of Captain Thenault a burning struggle against our enemies."
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Publisher : NFI
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Lafayette Escadrille: America's Most Famous Squadron written by and published by NFI. This book was released on with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James T. Controvich
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810850101
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)
Download or read book United States Air Force and Its Antecedents written by James T. Controvich and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Author : Charles Bracelen Flood
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 080219138X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book First to Fly written by Charles Bracelen Flood and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The compelling story of the squadron of adventurous young American pilots who were among the first to engage in air combat.” —Tampa Bay Times In First to Fly, lauded historian Charles Bracelen Flood draws on rarely seen primary sources to tell the story of the daredevil Americans of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew in French planes, wore French uniforms, and showed the world an American brand of heroism before the United States entered the Great War. As citizens of a neutral nation from 1914 to early 1917, Americans were prohibited from serving in a foreign army, but many brave young souls soon made their way into European battle zones. It was partly from the ranks of the French Foreign Legion, and with the sponsorship of an expat American surgeon and a Vanderbilt, that the Lafayette Escadrille was formed in 1916 as the first and only all-American squadron in the French Air Service. Flying rudimentary planes, against one-in-three odds of being killed, these fearless young men gathered reconnaissance and shot down enemy aircraft, participated in the Battle of Verdun and faced off with the Red Baron, dueling across the war-torn skies like modern knights on horseback. “First to Fly shows us that there was something noble and honorable about the Escadrille, men who did not turn against their own country but put their lives up to fight for a cause, not because they had to but because it was the right thing to do.” —The Wall Street Journal
Author : Carl Berger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book United States Air Force History written by Carl Berger and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matt Dietz
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574418912
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Eagles Overhead written by Matt Dietz and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US Air Force Forward Air Controllers (FACs) bridge the gap between air and land power. They operate in the grey area of the battlefield, serving as an aircrew who flies above the battlefield, spots the enemy, and relays targeting information to control close air support attacks by other faster aircraft. When done well, Air Force FACs are the fulcrum for successful employment of air power in support of ground forces. Unfortunately, FACs in recent times have been shunned by both ground and air forces, their mission complicated by inherent difficulty and danger, as well as by the vicissitudes of defense budgets, technology, leadership, bureaucracy, and doctrine. Eagles Overhead is the first complete historical survey of the US Air Force FAC program from its origins in World War I to the modern battlefield. Matt Dietz examines their role, status, and performance in every US Air Force air campaign from the Marne in 1918, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and finally Mosul in 2017. With the remaking of the post-Vietnam US military, and the impact of those changes on FAC, the Air Force began a steady neglect of the FAC mission from Operation Desert Storm, through the force reductions after the Soviet Union’s collapse, and into the post 9-11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Eagles Overhead asks why FACs have not been heavily used on US battlefields since 2001, despite their warfighting importance. Dietz examines the Air Force FAC’s theoretical, doctrinal, institutional, and historical frameworks to assess if the nature of air warfare has changed so significantly that the concept and utility of the FAC has been left behind. From these examinations, Eagles Overhead draws conclusions about the potential future of Air Force FACs.
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Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
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