Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force / T.B. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, T. B., 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916.

Rockwell, Kiffin Yates.

France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette--Biography.

France.

France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette.

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, French.

World War, 1914-1918.

Fighter pilots--United States--Biography.

Fighter pilots.

United States.

Fighter pilots--France--Biography.

Military operations, Aerial--French.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 187 pages : illustrations, Maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.

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 by publisher.

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 torch

The climax of the Lafayette Escadrille

The transition to the U.S. Air Service

The dawn of American air power

The legacy of the Lafayette Escadrille

Final thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Murphy, T. B., 1979- Kiffin Rockwell, the Lafayette Escadrille and the birth of the United States Air Force.

ISBN:

9781476664019

1476664013

OCLC:

934885295