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They volunteered for the French, but they were fighting for the future of civilization.

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.

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Title Rendezvous with Death: The Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight for France and for Civilization
Author David Hanna
Binding Paperback
Pages 332
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Regnery History
ISBN 9781621579670 / 1621579670
Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: French
Category History - Military / War
Dewey Decimal Code 940.412

About the author

David Hanna teaches history at Stuyvesant High School in New York. He lives with his family in Morris County, New Jersey.

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