Rendezvous with Death
| Autor: | Hanna, David |
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| EAN: | 9781621579670 |
| Sachgruppe: | Geschichte |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 332 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 19.03.2019 |
| Untertitel: | The Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight for France and for Civilization |
| Schlagworte: | History - Military / War |
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They volunteered for the French, but they were fighting for the future of civilization. Before America joined World War I, a small group of Americans volunteered for the French Foreign Legion to help defeat the Central Powers. Historian David Hanna profiles seven of these volunteers: a poet, an artist, a boxer, a stunt pilot, a college student, a veteran of the Spanish American War, and an advertising executive. All seven men were united in courage; and some, like poet Alan Seeger, paid the ultimate sacrifice. Before he was killed in battle, Seeger penned the immortal words that inspired this book's title:I've a rendezvous with Death At midnight in some flaming town, When Spring trips north again this year, And I to my pledged word am true, I shall not fail that rendezvous.
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