Edwin C. Parsons
Autor(a) de I flew with the Lafayette Escadrille
Obras de Edwin C. Parsons
Flight Into Hell 2 cópias
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- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 32
- Popularidade
- #430,838
- Avaliação
- 4.5
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3
A small group of men joined the French Foreign Legion, and from there formed a group called American Escadrille. The name was not well received since the United States was at that time neutral. Hence the name was changed to Lafayette Escadrille.
"... the most genuine account of the lives and adventures of" the pioneer American fighter pilots who flew in the Escadrille Lafayette between May 1916 and February 1918, when, under the aegis of the U.S. Army Air Service, it became the 103rd Aero Squadron.
Edwin Parsons was not only a flying ace of The Great War, he was also a phenomenal writer. His memoir tells the story of a group of American pilots who sought to aid France in the war effort prior to the United States involvement.… (mais)