Valiant Volunteers: A Novel Based on the Passion and the Glory of the Lafayette Escadrille

Terry L. Johnson

nov. 2005 · AuthorHouse

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When World War I began in August 1914, a number of young Americans volunteered for service with either the Foreign Legion or one of the ambulance services. A number of them entered French Aviation. An even smaller number formed Nieuport 124, a squadron of American pilots commanded by French officers, the famous Lafayette Escadrille. This is the beginning of their story...

"Bottom line...this is a great book and I'd like to share it with the Air Force's top leadership." General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force. July 24, 2006.

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Terry L. Johnson is a retired Army Officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He served twenty-five years as an artilleryman and aviator, with combat tours as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and Desert Storm. During Desert Storm he had a French Combat Helicopter Regiment under his brigade. He also provided the armed escort and flew General Schwarzkopf to the peace talks at Safwan, Iraq. He is a co-author of Certain Victory, The US Army in the Gulf War. He is currently working as a Senior Military Analyst writing future concepts for the Army. He resides with his family in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Please visit his web page at www.valiantvolunteers.com