First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I

"The compelling story of the squadron of adventurous young American pilots who were among the first to engage in air combat." —Tampa Bay Times

In First to Fly, lauded historian Charles Bracelen Flood draws on rarely seen primary sources to tell the story of the daredevil Americans of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew in French planes, wore French uniforms, and showed the world an American brand of heroism before the United States entered the Great War.

As citizens of a neutral nation ...