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	1	Mason, Herbert Molloy, Jr. HIGH FLEW THE FALCONS: THE FRENCH ACES OF WORLD WAR I. J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1965. 172 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. "In 1914 a new breed of fighting man came into being, whose individual courage and style were reminiscent of the age of chivalry. This was the aerial duelist; his arena wa s the air over the Western Front. He fought first with rifle in hand, later with mounted machine guns. He was fearless; only death itself could keep him out of the air. Consider the one-time playboy, Jean Marie Dominque Navarre, who swooped o n h i s prey like a falcon....or Georges Felix Madon, who was officially credited with 41 kills but noted in his private log that he was sure of 105....or the brilliant and indomintable Georges Guynemer....or Charles Eurgene Jules Marie Nungesser , wh o r ef used to stop flying even though he was so badly wounded that he had to be lifted into the cockpit and who later rose daily from a hospital bed to continue the fight. Several American fighter pilots also appear among the host of heroes in th is bo ok, including the only American Negro to fly in combat during the First World War, Eugene Bullard, from Columbus, Georgia...." Previous owner's embossed stamp on free front endpaper, book slightly cocked, light edge wear, browning to ed ges of text blo ck. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, a few tiny tears - mainly at top/bottom of spine, browning to spine and edges, light rubbing, small closed perforation on rear flap-fold, small ghost sticker mark on front panel. Very Goo d-/ Very Good- Price: 17.50 USD
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	2	Mason, Herbert Molloy, Jr. THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE. Smithmark, New York, 1995. 340 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0831757124 B&w photographs, maps. "Presents the full, authoritative story of that 'brave band of brothers' who were the first Americans to fight in World War I. Patriots, adventurers, even soldiers of fortune, they came from all walks of life, burning with a kind of idealism which has now all but disappeared. They began their fight against the Hun in the trenches - as members of the Foreign Legion they kept their U.S. citize n s h ip - but turned naturally and enthusiastically to the new war that was being waged high in the sky. They flew French planes and at first were scattered among various French squadrons. Then a special 'escadrille' was formed for the Americans, a nd s oon its reputation spread far beyond the front. While the United States was sending obsolete 'Jenny' training planes against Pancho Villa in Mexico, the Lafayette Escadrille - and Americans like Norman Prince, Raoul Lufbery, Victor Chapman , B ill Th aw, Kiffin Rockwell and Jim McConnell - was meeting in deadly dogfights the best pilots Germany had to offer. (This book) is based on years of research in Europe and in America, including interviews with survivors of the Escadrille. It is ther efor e not only the definitive story of the Escadrille but also a unique portrayal of the first war in the air. It reveals the full spectrum of their existence - in the air as well as on the ground. It tells of pet lion cubs (named Whiske y an d Sod a) as well as ambitious air raids; of dogfights as well as highjinks in Paris. More than any other book, this dramatic narrative tells honestly and in depth what it was like to be an American pursuit pilot in the Great War." Minor wrin kling at to p/bott om of front hinge. Dust jacket has minor wrinkling at top/bottom of front hinge and at top of rear flap-fold. Very Good+/Very Good+ Price: 17.50 USD
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