Rendezvous with Death: The Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight For France and For Civilization
By David Hanna
Read by Joe Barrett
Unabridged
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2 Formats: Retail CD
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$41.99
ISBN: 9781799977995
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$41.99
ISBN: 9781799978008
Runtime: | 7.98 Hours |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
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 book's title:I've a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year,
And I to my pledged word am true,
I shall not fail that rendezvous.
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Runtime: | 7.98 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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