Rendezvous with Death: The Americans Who Joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 to Fight For France and For Civilization

by David Hanna Narrated by Joe Barrett

Overview

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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170661923
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/20/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged

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