Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force /

"With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Kiffin Yates Rockwell of Asheville, North Carolina, volunteered to fight for France. Initially serving with the French Foreign Legion, he soon became a founding member of the Lafayette Escadrille. This book covers Rockwell's early life and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, T. B., 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
Temas:
Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, > 1892-1916.
France. > Armée. > Escadrille Lafayette > Biography.
France. > Armée. > Escadrille Lafayette.
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations, French.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Fighter pilots > France > Biography.
Pilotes de chasse > France > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Fighter pilots.
Military operations, Aerial > French.
France.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Kiffin Yates Rockwell of Asheville, North Carolina, volunteered to fight for France. Initially serving with the French Foreign Legion, he soon became a founding member of the Lafayette Escadrille. This book covers Rockwell's early life and military service with the Lafayette Escadrille"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476624310
1476624313

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