Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force / T.B. Murphy...
Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force / T.B. Murphy...
Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force / T.B. Murphy.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/3147
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 187 pages : illustrations, Maps ; 26 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The early years -- Leaving home -- World War I begins -- Training in the French Foreign Legion -- At the front -- The Battle of Artois -- Kiffin's recovery and new hope -- Pilot training -- The creation of the Lafayette Escadrille -- Verdun -- The Lafayette Escadrille comes of age -- Passing the tor...
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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"-- Provided b...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force / T.B. Murphy.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued As
Electronic version: Murphy, T. B., 1979- Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016 9781476624310 (OCoLC)956953571
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Call Numbers
G 2016/3147
Record Identifier
74VKVq3oP0DO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3oP0DO
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ISBN
1476664013 paperback
9781476664019 paperback
DDC
940.44944092
MMS ID
991024007567502626
