An American for Lafayette. The Diaries of E.C.C. Genet, Lafayette Escadrille.
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1981),
First Edition. octavo, white and red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xxviii), 224pp. University Press of Virginia, Item #15791
Edited by Walt Brown, Jr. Introduction by Dale L. Walker. Genet served with the French Air Service and the Lafayette Escadrille in 1915-1917, and was the first American to die in combat after the United States entered the war. In his diary he writes spontaneously about his training, his friends, his fears, and his dogfights while frequently mentioning aces like Ted Parsons, "Mac" McConnell, and Raoul Lufbery. Illustrations from photographs. With a bibliography and index. A very fine, clean copy.
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