Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun; With the American Aviators in France. The Battle of Verdun from a Sea of Clouds
McConnell, James (Sergeant Pilot in the French Flying Corps Lafayette Escadrille) Paul Rockwell
(Book #ID 87014)
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York Later Edition 1918. 1918.
Later edition hard back binding in publisher's original bi-plane illustrated blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xiv] 176 printed pages of text with 6 single-sided monochrome photographs. McConnell transferred from the Ambulance Corps in October, 1915 to become an original member of the Lafayette Escadrille, and in March, 1917, was killed in combat near Jussy over the Somme battlefield. Chapters on Verdun, From Verdun to the Somme, Personal letters from Sergeant McConnell, and How France trains pilot aviators. This edition contains copies of letters written by Walter Lovell, E. A. Marshall, Edmond C. C. Genet, J. R. McConnell, and Charles Chouteau Johnson. Illustrated from photographs through the kindness of Mr. Paul Rockwell. Fraying of the cloth to the spine ends. Very Good condition book in in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with chip to the top of the spine and top front cover, small piece of paper missing to the bottom edge of the rear. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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