The fighter pilots-their aircraft and aerial battles fighting for
France These two books are brought together in a single volume by
Leonaur for the first time. They concern the lives, adventures,
dogfights-and sometimes violent deaths-in the skies over the
battlefields of the Western Front of young Americans who found
common cause with France at a time when their own nation remained
neutral. Their squadron was originally entitled the Escadrille
Americain, but it became the internationally renowned Lafayette
Escadrille and subsequently became part of the infant American Air
Force. The first book, Flying for France is the account of one of
the earliest groups of Americans who rallied to the tricolour.
Drawn from among soldiers of fortune and the ranks of the Foreign
Legion they flew the Spads and Nieuports bearing the Indian Chief
head insignia which became the hallmark of their skill and daring.
The second title Our Pilots in the Air is a is an account written
as 'faction' by a serving officer and published shortly after the
war. Nevertheless, it has the ring of historical authenticity
whilst retaining its entertainment value.
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