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The Mentor Guynemer The Winged Sword of France Vol. 6 Num. 18 Serial No. 166 November 1 1918

by Howard W. Cook ...

In this particular issue, Cook offers a detailed portrait of Guynemer's life, exploring both his personal background and his military career. Guynemer's early interest in aviation, his enlistment in the French air service, and his rise to prominence as a skilled and fearless pilot are all highlighted. The narrative also touches on his many victories in aerial dogfights, his ability to fly and ... Read more

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In this particular issue, Cook offers a detailed portrait of Guynemer's life, exploring both his personal background and his military career. Guynemer's early interest in aviation, his enlistment in the French air service, and his rise to prominence as a skilled and fearless pilot are all highlighted. The narrative also touches on his many victories in aerial dogfights, his ability to fly and
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The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914 – 1918

by Louis Barthas, Robert Cowley ...

Translated by Edward M. Strauss ...

"An exceptionally vivid memoir of a French soldier's experience of the First World War."—Max Hastings, New York Times bestselling authorAlong with millions of other Frenchmen, Louis Barthas, a thirty-five-year-old barrelmaker from a small wine-growing town, was conscripted to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I. Corporal Barthas spent the next four years in near-ceaseless combat, ... Read more

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"An exceptionally vivid memoir of a French soldier's experience of the First World War."—Max Hastings, New York Times bestselling authorAlong with millions of other Frenchmen, Louis Barthas, a thirty-five-year-old barrelmaker from a small wine-growing town, was conscripted to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I. Corporal Barthas spent the next four years in near-ceaseless combat,
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The Last Valley

Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam

by Martin Windrow ...

"A meticulous and masterly narrative" of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which doomed the French Empire and led America into Vietnam ( Wall Street Journal ).In December 1953, French paratroopers searching for the elusive Vietnamese army were quickly isolated by their enemy and forced to retreat. They took refuge in their outgunned and desolate jungle base—a small place called Dien Bien Phu.The ... Read more

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"A meticulous and masterly narrative" of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which doomed the French Empire and led America into Vietnam ( Wall Street Journal ).In December 1953, French paratroopers searching for the elusive Vietnamese army were quickly isolated by their enemy and forced to retreat. They took refuge in their outgunned and desolate jungle base—a small place called Dien Bien Phu.The
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An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916

by Robert Reynold Hirsch, Oswald Boelcke ...

An unassuming book, still one of those which grip the reader from beginning to end. When the author started to write his daily impressions and adventures, it was to keep in touch with his people, to quiet those who feared for his safety every moment, and at the same time to give them a clear idea of his life. Without boasting, modestly and naturally, he describes the adventures of an aviator in ... Read more

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An unassuming book, still one of those which grip the reader from beginning to end. When the author started to write his daily impressions and adventures, it was to keep in touch with his people, to quiet those who feared for his safety every moment, and at the same time to give them a clear idea of his life. Without boasting, modestly and naturally, he describes the adventures of an aviator in
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The Eagle of Lille

by Frantz Immelmann ...

A biography of one of Germany's pioneers in aerial combat: "a great read" ( Internet Modeler).Max Immelmann was born in Dresden, the son of a container factory owner. When World War I started, Immelmann was recalled to active service, transferred to the Luftstreitkäfte, and sent for pilot training in November 1914. He was on his way to becoming a legendary flying ace.Initially stationed in ... Read more

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A biography of one of Germany's pioneers in aerial combat: "a great read" ( Internet Modeler).Max Immelmann was born in Dresden, the son of a container factory owner. When World War I started, Immelmann was recalled to active service, transferred to the Luftstreitkäfte, and sent for pilot training in November 1914. He was on his way to becoming a legendary flying ace.Initially stationed in
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The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille

by Georges Thenault, Walter Duranty ...

The Lafayette Escadrille was a legendary fighter squadron of the French Air Service in World War I. It was founded in 1916 as the Escadrille Américaine, around a core group of brave young American pilots who had volunteered to fight for France. Their well-publicized exploits helped tip American public opinion towards joining the Great War, and have been the subject of many subsequent books and ... Read more

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The Lafayette Escadrille was a legendary fighter squadron of the French Air Service in World War I. It was founded in 1916 as the Escadrille Américaine, around a core group of brave young American pilots who had volunteered to fight for France. Their well-publicized exploits helped tip American public opinion towards joining the Great War, and have been the subject of many subsequent books and
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No Cloak, No Dagger

Allied Spycraft in Occupied France

by Benjamin Cowburn, Sebastian Faulks ...

This classic WWII spy memoir by an agent of the UK's Special Operations Executive offers a firsthand look at Allied espionage inside Nazi Occupied France.In this gripping memoir, SOE agent Benjamin Cowburn vividly recounts the methods of British special agents who were dropped into Vichy France during World War II with a mission of establishing secure networks with the French Resistance. His ... Read more

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This classic WWII spy memoir by an agent of the UK's Special Operations Executive offers a firsthand look at Allied espionage inside Nazi Occupied France.In this gripping memoir, SOE agent Benjamin Cowburn vividly recounts the methods of British special agents who were dropped into Vichy France during World War II with a mission of establishing secure networks with the French Resistance. His
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Aces High

The War in the Air over the Western Front 1914-18

by Alan Clark ...

Aces High is the vivid chronicle of aerial warfare over the Western Front in World War One and the personalities that characterised the era.These were the airmen who became legends in their own lifetimes: Albert Ball, Manfred von Richthofen (also known as the Red Baron), Mick Mannock, René Fonck and Georges Guynemer. The key to maintaining military superiority was by perfecting the aeroplane, ... Read more

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Aces High is the vivid chronicle of aerial warfare over the Western Front in World War One and the personalities that characterised the era.These were the airmen who became legends in their own lifetimes: Albert Ball, Manfred von Richthofen (also known as the Red Baron), Mick Mannock, René Fonck and Georges Guynemer. The key to maintaining military superiority was by perfecting the aeroplane,
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Undercover Operator

An SOE Agent's Experiences in France and the Far East

by Sydney Hudson ...

Memoirs of SOE agents have always been rare - so many were either killed in action or executed - and today they are almost unheard of. But Sydney Hudson's story, which he has waited nearly sixty years to tell, is just about as dramatic and thrilling as any to have ever appeared. After volunteering for guerilla operations should the Germans occupy Britain, he transferred to SOE. He spent most of ... Read more

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Memoirs of SOE agents have always been rare - so many were either killed in action or executed - and today they are almost unheard of. But Sydney Hudson's story, which he has waited nearly sixty years to tell, is just about as dramatic and thrilling as any to have ever appeared. After volunteering for guerilla operations should the Germans occupy Britain, he transferred to SOE. He spent most of
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Kings of the Air

French Aces and Airmen of the Great War

by Ian Sumner ...

"Simply superb! . . . easily the best book (in English) available on the French Air Service . . . The book is a gem."—The AerodromeIn comparison to their British and German counterparts, the French airmen of the Great War are not well known. Yet their aerial exploits were just as remarkable, and their contribution to the war effort on the Western Front was equally important. That is why Ian Sumner ... Read more

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"Simply superb! . . . easily the best book (in English) available on the French Air Service . . . The book is a gem."—The AerodromeIn comparison to their British and German counterparts, the French airmen of the Great War are not well known. Yet their aerial exploits were just as remarkable, and their contribution to the war effort on the Western Front was equally important. That is why Ian Sumner
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Recollections of the Great War in the Air

by James McConnell ...

Series series Eyewitnesses from The Great War
"The memoir of . . . an American pilot flying with the famous French Flying Corps' American Layfayette Escadrille and provides a unique personal insight."—FiretrenchIn 1915 James Roger McConnell enlisted as a US volunteer in the French Flying Corps. He was part of a remarkable band of American volunteers which were formed into the famous Lafayette Escadrille, which was then based at Verdun. This ... Read more

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"The memoir of . . . an American pilot flying with the famous French Flying Corps' American Layfayette Escadrille and provides a unique personal insight."—FiretrenchIn 1915 James Roger McConnell enlisted as a US volunteer in the French Flying Corps. He was part of a remarkable band of American volunteers which were formed into the famous Lafayette Escadrille, which was then based at Verdun. This
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An Honorable Exit

by Éric Vuillard ...

Translated by Mark Polizzotti ...

**A Best Book of 2023 by The New YorkerFrom the award-winning author of The Order of the Day, a piercing account of the lesser-known conflict preceding the Vietnam War that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism.**How can a modern army lose to an army of peasants?Delving into the last gasps of the First Indochina War (1946–1954), which saw the communist Việt Minh take control of North Vietnam, ... Read more

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**A Best Book of 2023 by The New YorkerFrom the award-winning author of The Order of the Day, a piercing account of the lesser-known conflict preceding the Vietnam War that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism.**How can a modern army lose to an army of peasants?Delving into the last gasps of the First Indochina War (1946–1954), which saw the communist Việt Minh take control of North Vietnam,
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