HALL, JAMES NORMAN, and NORDHOFF, CHARLES BERNARD, eds. Lafayette flying corps; associate editor, Edgar G. Hamilton. 2v il *$15 Houghton 940.44
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“In offering this record of the Lafayette flying corps to the families and friends of the men who served in it, and to the public at large, the editors feel that a few words of explanation are necessary. Their purpose has been twofold: to furnish a record as complete and authentic as possible, and to reconstruct an atmosphere.” (Preface) The contents of the first volume comprise: The origin of the Escadrille Américaine; The Escadrille Lafayette at the front; The Lafayette flying corps and Biographical sketches. Volume 2 is devoted wholly to letters and personal reminiscences, arranged under the headings: Enlistment and early training; Adventures in action; Life on the front; Combats; Prisoners of war. Lists of dead, wounded, prisoners of war, etc. are given in an appendix. The volumes are very fully illustrated.
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“One hoped, upon learning that such a history was to appear, that at least a fair proportion of the possibilities might be compassed, and it is a great satisfaction to find in the finished book these hopes more than realized and expectations generally surpassed. The editors are to be congratulated and heartily thanked for their achievement.” J. W. D. Seymour
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“The brief biographies are touched off, not always quite happily, with the jocularity of a college class book. Everything is written from the point of view of the insider. Thus the outsider will have to pick and choose. The picking, however, is excellent.” F. J. Mather
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HALLIBURTON, WILLIAM DOBINSON, ed. Physiology and national needs. *$4 Dutton 613