Rendezvous with Death: the Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight for France and for Civilization

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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER 1: BELLE ÉPOQUE; CHAPTER 2: ERUPTION; CHAPTER 3: LA LÉGION; CHAPTER 4: CHEMIN DES DAMES; CHAPTER 5: SANS PEUR SANS PITIÉ; CHAPTER 6: ESCADRILLE AMERICAINE; CHAPTER 7: CHAMPAGNE; CHAPTER 8: VERDUN; CHAPTER 9: KNIGHTS OF THE AIR; CHAPTER 10: RENDEZVOUS; CHAPTER 11: HAT IN THE RING; EPILOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND SOURCES; INDEX;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. Intro Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1: BELLE ÉPOQUE CHAPTER 2: ERUPTION CHAPTER 3: LA LÉGION CHAPTER 4: CHEMIN DES DAMES CHAPTER 5: SANS PEUR SANS PITIÉ CHAPTER 6: ESCADRILLE AMERICAINE CHAPTER 7: CHAMPAGNE CHAPTER 8: VERDUN CHAPTER 9: KNIGHTS OF THE AIR CHAPTER 10: RENDEZVOUS CHAPTER 11: HAT IN THE RING EPILOGUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND SOURCES INDEX